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Gospel singer Rance Allen founded the Rance Allen Group in Detroit in the 1960s and has fronted the band with his soulful, soaring vocals ever since.

Rain may be pouring on Friday, but Millennium Park will be brightened up when the 24th Annual Gospel Festival begins Friday afternoon.

The festival begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

Among the performers appearing Friday are Atlanta Christian rapper Canton Jones, who appears at 8:10 p.m., and the Rance Allen Group, a vocal and instrumental ensemble from Detroit that has been performing for four decades.

Locally-based gospel star Darius Brooks will appear with the Tommies Reunion Choir at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, while the Mighty Clouds of Joy - a veteran group that bills itself as the world's best selling Gospel quintet - will appear at 8:45 p.m.

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“As a child I used to lip sync in the mirror to his songs.”

Legendary gospel artist Rance Allen has been nominated for a 2008 Dove Award He has been nominated for three Grammys, has won countless awards and now legendary gospel artist Rance Allen has been nominated for ... via 13abc.com