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Remembering Mississippi Mass Choir's singer, Mama Mosie Burks, who died at 92

By Joseph King

Published July 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM EDT

Former lead vocalist of the Mississippi Mass Choir, Mosie Burks, passed away recently. We have a remembrance of the gospel singer.

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