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Pastor T.L. Barrett and The Youth for Christ Choir

Pastor T.L. Barrett (born 1944) is a Chicago-based Pentecostal preacher, community leader, and soul-gospel musician known for his fiery sermons and 1970s recordings, later sampled by artists like Kanye West, who overcame a troubled youth and school expulsion to build a powerful ministry focused on upliftment, especially for Chicago's youth, establishing the Life Center Church of God in Christ and gaining recent fame for his rediscovered music.

Known For

  • Nobody Knows
  • Father I Stretch My Hands
  • Like a Ship
  • Wonderful
  • It's Me O Lord

Discography Highlights

  • Do Not Pass Me By Vol. II 2017
  • Do Not Pass Me By, Vol. I 1976
  • Like a Ship (Without a Sail) 1971

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Soundtrack Appearances

Sentimental Value (2025) - 1 song(s)

Movie

  • Nora glances at her old notes as the screen flickers to life with Sentimental Value