Ira Tucker Jr. thanks Stevie Wonder for his support of the Dixie Hummingbirds during a phone call with the superstar. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The Dixie Hummingbirds are featured in a mural at 15th and ...

With the help of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Wonder, legendary gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds launched its “90th Anniversary Celebration: The Magnificent Flight of the Dixie Hummingbirds” ...

Tucker had severe heart problems and died Tuesday in Philadelphia, where the group was based for many years, according to his son, Ira Tucker Jr. Among those influenced by the band were the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is honoring longtime local gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds with a historical marker. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled a plaque Tuesday in front of founder John ...

Ira Tucker Sr., 83, the lead singer and irrepressible showman of the Dixie Hummingbirds, an electrifying gospel group credited with inspiring such entertainers as James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the ...

James B. Davis, 90, a singer and songwriter who at age 12 founded the Dixie Hummingbirds, an electrifying gospel group credited with inspiring such entertainers as James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the ...

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Stevie Wonder attends the TIDAL X: Brooklyn 3rd Annual Benefit Concert in New York. Wonder has helped celebrate the 90th anniversary of a legendary ...

PHILADELPHIA — A lead guitarist for the influential and Grammy Award-winning gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds has died in Philadelphia. Batchelor Brothers Funeral Services says Howard Carroll died ...

With the help of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Wonder, legendary gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds launched its “90th Anniversary Celebration: The Magnificent Flight of the Dixie Hummingbirds” ...

Ira B. Tucker, lead singer of the Dixie Hummingbirds, performed a style of gospel music that erased boundaries between music and movement, praise and performance, style and spirit. For 70 years Tucker ...

James B. Davis was only 12 years old when he founded the Dixie Hummingbirds gospel singers in 1928. But it didn’t take long for him to figure out that survival required more than a great sound. During ...