Sonorous Entertainment
In the 1950s she started funding gospel recordings and converted the salon's basement into a practice room.[2] Ms Murphy's inspiration for HOB Records started when she attended a Good Friday Mass in her home town of Detroit.Finding herself particularly moved by the performances that evening she would eventually convert the basement of her salon "House of Beauty" into a rehearsal space for local Gospel acts.James Cleveland, The Staple Singers, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Albertina Walker, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, and many others.[4] With a vast collection of songs from the HOB Music Catalog, Sonorous began producing its Platinum Gospel Series.