Sometimes the noise of the day is so deafening.
I just need a minute of silence, and then some music for ear cleansing.
This Musical Moment is a tribute to my dear friend Eddie Glickman, may he rest in peace. Eddie was a dancer, a choreographer, a singer and musician and a fellow mortgage broker. He loved A Capella singing, and would often travel to A Capella conventions. Here is a group he might have heard, Kings Return, from Arlington Texas. They have made a little career, singing A Capella arrangements in the stairwell of their church.
This video was recorded in July 2020. Their path to success was sidetracked by COVID-19.
James Emory McKissic, the group’s founding member known simply as “JE,” tested positive on Dec. 3. The 40-year-old has six children and says the virus spread throughout his family. He suffered from congestion, fatigue, headaches, a fever, achiness, watery eyes and a “brain fog” that he says made his thoughts “slow.”
A month later, McKissic had recovered and his voice was unaffected. But plans for a rehearsal were scrapped when another member, Vaughn Faison, revealed that he was waiting on test results after having symptoms. He tested positive for COVID-19 later that day, on Jan. 5, after visiting family in New York for the holidays.
Now they hope to be able to record a new album this Spring. “When the vaccine is available, we will all be taking it,” McKissic says. “We have to be able to rehearse and travel with a clear mind, without worrying about getting sick. But we can’t complain about what happened. We’ve had a lot of success, and our journey is not completely written. What the future holds for us is up to God. We just have to be a little smarter and safer.”
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