The kid would not turn over the Prudential Center stage. He was possessed, carried away by the force of his own praise, lost in a very passionate — and very loud — meditative trance.
Keith Bellamy of Asbury Park, strong of voice and spirit and, judging by his cane, either partially or fully blind, sang his hallelujahs over and over, like the salvation of his 9-year-old soul depended upon it. McDonald’s Gospelfest producer and director A. Curtis Farrow rested a fatherly hand on Bellamy’s shoulder — a clear signal to his pupil that it was time to relinquish the microphone.
For 30 years, the McDonald’s-sponsored concert and competition has been providing a platform for inspiration and a conduit for the divine. As Bellamy sang, those in the crowd began to holler back. Some leapt to their feet; some clapped along; everybody recognized a soul aflame.
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