| The Sisters of Glory | |
| Origin: | United States |
| Years Active: | 1994–95 |
| Genre: | Gospel music |
| Label: | Warner Bros |
| Past Members: | Thelma Houston CeCe Peniston Phoebe Snow Lois Walden Albertina Walker |
The Sisters of Glory was a US gospel band that included Thelma Houston, CeCe Peniston, Phoebe Snow, Lois Walden and Albertina Walker.[1] After performing for the Pope John Paul II in Rome at the Vatican, the quintet released their only album entitled Good News in Hard Times, which scored at number twenty-nine on the U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart in 1995.[1]
The ad hoc group was put together by cabaret singer Lois Walden, who came with the name and concept, due to performing in a program entitled "Gospel Music: From the Church to the Charts", as part of thirteen-week series to benefit charity that started on April 25, 1994.[2] That was supposed to be the end of their female group, but traveling wilburys-style proved popular to disband, so when Michael Lang (one of creators of the music festival) invited the Sisters to open Sunday morning of the Woodstock '94 they reunited for a three-day event, which later attracted an estimated 350,000 music lovers. Among forty performers, the quintet stood on the North Stage on August 14, along with Sheryl Crow, Salt-N-Pepa as only female performers at then 25th anniversary of the fest.[3] After a call from John Paul II’s people, the Sisters would give another papal performance on December 16 for the Pope‘s concert "Christmas at the Vatican II" in Rome, and signed a record deal.