Commissioned Gospel
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, the six original members were Fred
Hammond, Mitchell Jones, Keith Staten, Karl Reid, Michael Brooks, and
Michael Williams formed a group in 1982, 2 years after Fred Hammond
played bass. In 1991 Staten and Brooks left the group and
were replaced by Marvin Sapp, Maxx Frank, and Eddie Howard, Jr.. By
1994 Howard had left the group and Williams left a year later. Hammond
also left to pursue a career with the choir Radical For Christ. He was
replaced by Montrell Darrett. By 2000, Marcus Cole
and Chris Poole had taken the place of Sapp and Darrett on the group's
last studio album. In 2002 Commissioned released a reunion album
recorded live at the Straightgate Church in Detroit, MI on October 26,
2001 which brought back most of the group's former members and featured
most of its greatest hits. The group performed live on stage during the
2002 Stellar Awards in Atlanta, Georgia.
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