Special Guest Psalmist James Dowe

 James W. Dowe, Jr. was born in the Bronx, New York on June 7, 1948.  Dowe is the second eldest child of Walter James and Lillian Dowe.  He has an elder sister, two younger sisters and a younger brother.
The family lived in the Edenwald Houses in the northeast section of the Bronx.  Dowe and his siblings formed a gospel group called the Dowe Singers.  Later, they were joined by another gospel group, the Douglas Singers and became known as the Dowe-Douglas Singers.
During his years at Evander High School in the Bronx, New York, singing baritone lead vocals, Dowe and some of his school mates formed an R&B singing group, performing at local gigs.  The personnel of the group continually changed; but, Dowe felt compelled to record his music and build a career in show business.
Dowe abandoned his music to pursue a career more befitting a husband and father as a New York City Firefighter.  He and his late wife, Susan, had four children, a son, James W. Dowe, III, and three daughters, Adrienne, Joy and Monica, respectively.  Having served the NYC Firefighters with distinction, he decided to retire and relocate with his family to North Carolina where he and his wife were called to ministry.
In 2004, Dowe lost his beloved wife to breast cancer.  He was by her side as her caregiver and as he refers to it, “servant,” throughout her five years of struggle with this devastating disease.