Umculi weGospel uLee Williams kubikwa ukuthi udlule emhlabeni ngoMsombuluko, ngomhlaka 30 Agasti 2021 eneminyaka engama-75. Wayaziwa kakhulu njengomphathi weqembu levangeli laseMississippi, i-Spiritual QC. Le nganekwane yadonsa umoya wayo ekugcineni ekhaya layo ePontotoc.
Izindaba zakhe ukufa kuqinisekiswe yiqembu lomculo ngesitatimende esisemthethweni seFacebook:
Kungosizi lwethu olukhulu ukuthi simemezele ukudlula emhlabeni komholi wethu ongesabi, uDkt Lee Williams. Sibonga uNkulunkulu ngokumvumela ukuthi ayeke athi Stop With On Way Way Home, futhi yize esesukile endlini yakhe yesikhashana, uthando, izinkumbulo kanye nomculo kuzohlala isikhathi eside. Siyohlala sikhumbula ukuthi Ukunikela Ngendlela yethu akuyona inketho uma sifuna ukwamukelwa Ekhaya.
Ngemuva kokushona kwakhe, umphakathi wevangeli uthathe izinkundla zokuxhumana uthululela isigqi esivela enhliziyweni ngalo mculi. U-Lee Williams ushiye umkakhe, u-Annie Ruth nendodana yakhe, uC.C. UWilliam. U-Lee no-Anne basanda kugubha iminyaka engu-50 beshadile.
Izindaba zokushona kwakhe ziza cishe esikhathini esingangenyanga ngemuva kokuthi lo mculi ehlanganise iminyaka engu-75 ngoJulayi 28. Phambilini kwatholakala ukuthi unesifo sokuwohloka komqondo kodwa ayikho imbangela yokufa kwakhe esivele manje.
Wayengubani uLee Williams? UTwitter ukhala ngokulahlekelwa ngumculi we-gospel
U-Lee Williams wayengumsunguli nomholi weqembu levangeli, i-Spiritual QC's (Isithombe nge-Getty Images)
U-Lee Williams wayengumakadebona womculi we-gospel nomsunguli weqembu le-Spritual QC elivela eTupelo, eMississippi. Usungule iqembu ngo-1968 futhi wasebenza njengomculi oholayo we-quartet yevangeli.
Wayaziwa ngezwi lakhe elijulile le-baritone, ukudlala ngomphefumulo futhi uvame ukubhekwa njengonkulunkulu womculo we-quartet. U-Lee Williams kanye ne-Spritual QC’s baqale uhambo lwabo njengeqembu levangeli lesikhashana futhi baqhubeka baba ngelinye lamagama avelele embonini yevangeli.
Ngemuva kokudlala ndawonye amashumi eminyaka ambalwa, i iqembu ikhishwe i-albhamu yayo ephelele ephelele UJesu Uyaphila Futhi Uyaphila ngo-1996. I-quartet yakhuphuka yaduma ngemuva kokwethulwa kwe-albhamu yayo futhi yakhipha amanye amarekhodi ayisithupha ndawonye.
usothandweni noma enkanukweni
Leli qembu liphinde lafinyelela phezulu kumaBillboard’s Gospel Music Charts laphinde lathola nokuqokwa kumaSoul Train Music Awards. Bawina i-Traditional Quartet of The Year Award yi-Gospel Music Excellence ngo-2011. U-Lee Williams naye wathola iMississippi Trailblazer Award.
Uthathe umhlalaphansi ekusebenzeni komphakathi ngemuva kokutholakala ukuthi une-dementia ngo-2018. Ukuvaleliswa okuhle ikhonsathi yayihlelelwe ukumaka umhlalaphansi wakhe kanti le nganekwane yanikezwa ukhiye wedolobha laseTupelo.
Izindaba zokushona kwakhe kungazelelwe zashiya umphakathi wevangeli uthukile. Abasebenzisi abaningi bezokuxhumana bathumele ku-Twitter ukuhalalisela le nganekwane:
Namuhla ingwazi yomculo we-gospel uLee Williams ubizwe njengekhaya leNkosi. Wayeyisithonjana seqiniso engangibheka kuye futhi uzokhunjulwa ngempela. Phumula ezulwini ingunaphakade. pic.twitter.com/JuuJE9rMPy
- K-Ci Hailey (@KCiHailey) Agasti 30, 2021
Mina omkhulu wezwe le-quartet uthole amaphiko akhe. U-Lee Williams, umsunguli, nomholi weqembu u-Lee Williams & the Spritual QC's udlule eTupelo, eMississippi. Wayeneminyaka engama-74!
- UKurt Carr (@TheKurtCarr) Agasti 30, 2021
Gcina umndeni wakhe emthandazweni, futhi uthandazele umphakathi womculo weGospel / Quartet! #LeeWilliams pic.twitter.com/1NXJIRSYvI
Umculi wevangeli we-RIP wodumo lwe-quartet u-Lee Williams. pic.twitter.com/7TCiVjKvEK
- I-ACountryGirlWithALILCitySwag (MsS SouthernB4U) Agasti 30, 2021
U-RIH wenganekwane ye-gospel quartet kanye nomdabu weTupelo MS, uLee Williams pic.twitter.com/sMZh7sFg8I
- J. Smith (@Sir_JaLon) Agasti 30, 2021
Kungokwenhliziyo ebuhlungu kakhulu ukuthi siyalila ngokulahlekelwa enye inganekwane enkulu yeVangeli. U-Lee Williams we-Lee Williams kanye ne-QC's Engokomoya. Sifuna ukuthumela amazwi enduduzo enkulu, ukuzwelana, kanye nemikhuleko emndenini wakhe nakubangane abaseduze ngalesi sikhathi. Sengathi angaphumula Kahle. pic.twitter.com/8MFGEgOWzz
- pastor.carlos.delay (@Pastor_DeLay) Agasti 30, 2021
Omg !! Omunye wabaculi engibathandayo be-gospel udlule emhlabeni emizuzwini embalwa edlule. Ukuphumula ezulwini MN. LEE WILLIAMS pic.twitter.com/OeTkioxh6O
imigomo yokuba nobudlelwano- 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 ✨ (@ Knubian1) Agasti 30, 2021
Uxolo, Hhayi iposi lami elijwayelekile kuleli alt. RIP Lee Williams. Ukukhula esontweni & nokwazi ubulili bami ngisemncane. Umculo weGospel, ikakhulukazi le ngoma, wangidlulisa ezikhathini ezinzima kakhulu empilweni yami, NGOKUKHETHEKILE ngokomqondo. Kwangigcina ngigxile ekwenzeni ngcono impilo yami ukuze ngiqhubeke ngiphila pic.twitter.com/pdFwRWaH6W
Sboniso (@sbonisomngadi) Agasti 30, 2021
Ukuphumula Emandleni Lee Williams!
- Umuntu Omangalisayo (@wndrfllymaned) Agasti 30, 2021
IGospel Legend yazuza amaphiko ayo pic.twitter.com/6WuD6XNO3s
Namuhla silahlekelwe inganekwane enkulu yevangeli. Ngikhule ngilalela uLee Williams nongokomoya. Ngizokhumbula uLee Williams. #RIPLeeWilliams pic.twitter.com/ForYCwayhc
- UDarrell 'DC Statehood' West🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@DarrellPMWest) Agasti 30, 2021
Indoda kaRIP Lee Williams ngikhule ngiyilalela! Akukho okufana nomculo omuhle we-quartet gospel
kathathu h vs randy orton- Kristian M. (@ havealilfaith14) Agasti 30, 2021
Inganekwane ye-RI Gospel Quartet!
- 🧚♂️Victoria Jewel🧚♂️ (@ umkhumbi7768) Agasti 30, 2021
UMnu Lee Williams uthole izimpiko zakhe! The only Man tht could stnd in one spot & usuku lonke kungcono wth a heavy tht sikhalela ukulahlekelwa kwalesi sithonjana esihle! Nakanjani ngizophuthelwa amakhonsathi, ngithandazela umndeni waKhe nama-QCs Engokomoya! pic.twitter.com/ar8KMZyJ8C
Uyazi lapho uGogo wabo ewufaka khona lo mculo wevangeli, ngoMgqibelo ekuseni, bese kuyisikhathi sokuvuka nokuhlanza. Rest In Love to a music music Legend, Mr. Lee Williams. pic.twitter.com/Voh8rkgCig
- Furious Stylez (@ Marketa80271780) Agasti 30, 2021
U-Lee Williams wayengumculi weGospel othandwa kakhulu nguGradaddy ngiyazi ukuthi phezulu lapho ucula ingoma yakhe ayithandayo yokupholisa amanzi 🥰❤️
- Umthengisi we-Lash (@BombShellHours) Agasti 31, 2021
Kulahleke enye inganekwane yevangeli. Phumula ngokuthula Lee Williams.
- Keitha (@keitha__t) Agasti 30, 2021
Iqembu lika-Lee Lee ne-facebook le-Spritual QC limemezele ukuthi lizoveza imininingwane ngomngcwabo walo mculi ezinsukwini ezizayo. Khonamanjalo, bacele nabathandiweyo ukuba bahloniphe ubumfihlo bomndeni ukuze bakwazi ukukhala ngasese.
Njengoba izinkokhiso ziqhubeka nokungena ku-inthanethi, kuqinisekile ukuthi uLee Williams uzokhunjulwa kakhulu ngumndeni, abangani, amalungu eqembu kanye nozakwabo. Ifa lakhe lizokwaziswa ngabantu besikhathi sakhe nezizukulwane ezizayo ngokufanayo.
