{"id":48,"date":"2025-02-02T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fun4everyone.kinsta.cloud\/?p=48"},"modified":"2025-02-02T17:57:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T17:57:00","slug":"garyhines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fun4everyone.kinsta.cloud\/?p=48","title":{"rendered":"Gary Hines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Producer of Grammy Winning \u201cSounds of Blackness\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/680f8029a163e24569fd54e8\/1748982950203-V2BT4ISEI8W9LSWQ4RQF\/IMG_0048.JPG?format=original\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\" data-sqsp-text-block-content>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Gary Hines, Producer of Sounds of Blackness <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Since our&nbsp;beginning in 1971 at Macalester College, St Paul &#8211;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Jazz, Blues, Spirituals, Rock &amp; Roll, R&amp;B, Gospel, Hip-hop &amp; Soul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">These are The Sounds of Blackness! &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">We&#8217;ve performed for Kings, Queens, Presidents, Ambassadors at Concert Halls, Colleges, Schools, Corporations, and Festivals all over the World.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Sounds of Blackness appearances include The Olympics, The World Cup, Ryder Cup, The NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">World Figure Skating Championships, The Grammys, The Super Bowl, &nbsp;The Essence, SoulTrain, Stellar, Billboard, and Image Awards, Denver Summit of 8, The NAACP National Convention, and The White House<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Sounds of Blackness has appeared with Quincy Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin, Shirley Caesar, Yolanda Adams, Sting, Prince, Elton John, Maya Angelou, Usher,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Dolly Parton, Harry Belafonte, Aloe Black, Common, John Legend &amp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">many more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Sounds of Blackness has won Image, Soul Train, International Time For Peace, Stellar, and 3 Grammy Awards! 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