Birth name Charles George Hayes Role Musical Artist Name Charles Hayes | Years active 1951–2012 Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter | |
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Also known as Dr. Charles G. HayesRev. Charles G. Hayes Born December 10, 1937Verbena, Alabama ( 1937-12-10 ) Instruments vocals, singer-songwriter Associated acts The Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir Albums Turn It Over To Jesus, The Remix Similar People The Florida Mass Choir, Clay Evans, Albertina Walker, Chicago Mass Choir, Marvin Humes | ||
Dr charles g hayes the cosmopolitan church choir jesus can work it out
Doctor and Reverend Charles George Hayes (December 10, 1937 – February 12, 2014), was an American gospel musician and founding pastor of Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer. He started his music career, in 1981, with the release, Everything's Alright, that was released by Savoy Records. He would release thirteen albums with ten labels, Savoy Records Word Records, Epic Records, Intersound Records, Meek Records, Utopia Music Group, Icee Records, MCG Records, Cosmo Sounds Music Group, and Grammercy Records. Hayes released five albums that charted on the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, Turn It over to Jesus in 1989 with Intersound Records, 1992's I'll Never Forget with Savoy Gospel Records, 2002's Rise & Sing Forever with Meek Records, The Remix in 2005 with Icee Records, and 2012's Back Again with Cosmo Sounds Music Group. The album, The Remix, placed on three more Billboard charts R&B Albums, Independent Albums, and Heatseekers Albums.
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- Dr charles g hayes the cosmopolitan church choir jesus can work it out
- Dr charles g hayes jesus can work it out
- Early life
- Music career
- Personal life
- References
Dr charles g hayes jesus can work it out
Early life
Hayes was born on December 10, 1937 in Verbena, Alabama as Charles George Hayes to parents Will Hayes and Mamie Lee Hayes. He was a graduate of Siluria Jr. High School and Prentice High School in Montevallo, Alabama. At 18 years old, Hayes relocated to Chicago, Illinois, where he was ordained on August 31, 1957, at 19 years old to be a minister. He founded the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer when he was 21 on April 28, 1959, which the first service occurred at Morris Jackson's home down in the basement. This was at 634 Woodland Park in Chicago at this time. After a short while, he relocated the church to Cottage Grove Avenue. He did an evening radio program to reach listeners, who could not come to his church. He earned his doctorate degree from Religious Science Institute during December 1973. He got an honorary doctorate of human letters bestowed upon him from St. Martins College and Seminary during September 1974.
Music career
He commenced his recording music career in 1981, with the release of Everything's Alright with Savoy Records. His thirteen albums made the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart, for five of those releases. Those releases are the following; Turn It over to Jesus in 1989 with Intersound Records at No. 12, No. 6 for I'll Never Forget with Savory Gospel in 1992, 2002's Rise & Sing Forever at No. 22 with Meek Records, The Remix with Icee Records in 2005 peaking at No. 3, and 2012's Back Again at No. 21 with Cosmo Sounds Records. The album, The Remix, placed on three more Billboard charts at No. 55 on the R&B Albums, No. 25 on the Independent Albums, and No. 15 on the Heatseekers Albums.
Personal life
Dr. Hayes was never married, but had two sons, Marcus Hayes and David Threatt, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren at the time of his death in a nursing home in Oak Park, Illinois on February 12, 2014.