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Emmit Powell, Bay Area gospel music mainstay and restaurateur, dies
As soul and jazz stations went off the air one by one, there was still Emmit Powell and his Saturday morning gospel show on KPFA-FM in Berkeley.
"The Gospel Experience" ran from 6 to 9 a.m., and anybody who wanted to be sure a church or community announcement got out there with the voice of authority would be in front of the station when Powell stepped out of his silver Mercedes - his perm always teased and coiffed - at 5:45 a.m.
For 45 years, Powell kept these weekend hours to host "The Gospel Experience," until just last month. He…
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