{"id":570,"date":"2020-07-01T11:37:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=570"},"modified":"2020-07-01T11:37:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T15:37:19","slug":"gospel-singer-george-powell-is-committed-to-keeping-george-floyds-legacy-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/femimagazine.com\/?p=570","title":{"rendered":"Gospel Singer George Powell Is Committed To Keeping George Floyd&#8217;s Legacy Alive!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> George Powell, a worship leader at Fallbrook Church and brother to American Idol Season 12 finalist Vincent Powell, has customized a special tribute to George Floyd to the tune of \u201cA Change is Gonna Come\u201d to honor Floyd\u2019s life and family. <br>George Powell is a gifted singer, composer, pianist, and worship leader who serves as the Worship Pastor at Fallbrook Church in Houston, with a membership of 8,000.\u00a0He has performed for notables such as President Barack Obama, Houston philanthropist and notable Mattress Mack, and Boyz II Men.<br>George Powell arranged the classic civil rights song \u201cA Change Is Gonna Come\u201d by Sam Cooke into a George Floyd version. \u201cA Change Is Gonna Come\u201d by Sam Cooke has become one of the anthems of the civil rights movement and George Powell hopes this song will honor Floyd\u2019s life and join the movement against racial discrimination and police brutality while inspiring change and providing hope and peace to a grieving nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><br><em>\u201cWatching the story of George Floyd on all the news channels made me think of the song \u201cChange Is Gonna Come.\u201d My wife told me to record it and put it online. As I started singing it one day, the idea hit me to personalize it with George Floyd\u2019s story. I had no idea that it would get over 250,000 views and 14,000 shares on Facebook in the first day! The music producer and engineers who helped produce this song are world class and multiple Grammy Award winners and are the best in the country. I hope this song will inspire everyone to keep fighting for change. 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