Cast member Bret Morrison

Light of the World presented dramatized stories from the bible that were
found to be uplifting to women on the home front during WWII. The NBC
radio series aired until June 2, 1950. It was sponsored by General Mills.

"Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th century
hymn recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers. It became an international
hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Cleotha Staples

Chicago (AP)-In a family of vocalists, it was Cleotha Staples’ smooth and velvety
voice that helped set apart the sound of the influential and best-selling gospel
group The Staple Singers.

Staples, the eldest sister and member of the group her father Roebuck "Pops"
Staples started in the 1940s, died Thursday at age 78. She was at her Chicago
home and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for the past decade, said
family friend and music publicist Bill Carpenter.

The group included sisters Pervis, Yvonne, Mavis and Cynthia, but Cleotha was
the backbone, defining herself by being the "strong, silent type," said Carpenter,
author of "Uncloudy Day: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia."

1973

Jimmy Lee Swaggart will be 78 on March 15. He is the cousin
of rock’n’roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and country music star
Mickey Gilley.