TBGB extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of gospel singer Mr. Alexander "Pete" Dixon who passed away from lung cancer October 13 at the age of 71.Mr. Alexander's son Alshaun provided biographical information to share:Raised in the churches of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dixon moved to Los Angeles in [...]
“New Day”Troy SneedFrom the Emtro Gospel CD In Due Season (2009)www.emtro.comIt seems appropriate to start the week with a joyous, upbeat song called “New Day.”Troy Sneed’s latest single from his In Due Season CD takes us to church, quartet style. Sneed himself acknowledges this when he shouts, “Oh, y’all gonna [...]
Various ArtistsFire In My Bones:Raw + Rare + Other-Worldly African-American Gospel [1944-2007]Tompkins Square 2009www.tompkinssquare.comFire In My Bones features 80 amazing gospel performances that you’ve probably never heard but really should.With able assistance from Kevin Nutt of WFMU’s “Sinner’s Crossroads” and a handful of dedicated gospel music collectors, Mike McGonigal assembled [...]
Melba Moore and Phil PerryThe Gift of LoveShanachie Records 2009www.shanachie.comBilly Preston and Syreeta. James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Jerry Butler and Betty Everett. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams. Like all of these classic couplings, Melba Moore and Phil Perry are delicious together.Their first album collaboration [...]
Adrianne Archie HSMS: Heart, Soul, Mind & StrengthIndependent Release 2009www.cdbaby.comReleased at the end of September, Adrianne Archie’s HSMS: Heart, Soul, Mind & Strength is an eclectic and tech-savvy “rhythm & praise” collection. The seventeen tracks are atmospheric flights of pop/soul set to an R&B beat. Adrianne’s intimate neo-soul vocals are [...]
From Bridget Fleury:Tracy sat quietly in the small room waiting for the results of the lastest MRI. She was a bit anxious because she couldn't figure out the need for a "special room" or the need to have two people tell her the results of one test.January 5, 2009, she [...]
Vanessa Bell ArmstrongThe ExperienceEMI Gospel 2009www.emigospel.comSouthwest Michigan Mass Choir alumna and Stellar Award winner Vanessa Bell Armstrong is one of the most powerful gospel singers in the church today. Her flawless delivery and pacing have as much to do with her God-given talent as with the tutelage she received under [...]
The Anointed Pace SistersAccess GrantedTyscot Records 2009www.tyscot.comTake the cherubic close harmonies of the Famous Ward Singers in their prime, add the muscular evangelistic hard-singing of the Famous Davis Sisters, throw in the contemporary flair of the Clark Sisters and voila! You have the Anointed Pace Sisters.The Anointed Pace Sisters’ newest [...]
“Won’t It Be Wonderful”James Hall presents Voices of CitadelMusicblend Records 2009www.myspace.com/voicesofcitadelFrom Brooklyn’s Citadel of Praise & Worship, where Dr. Kevin Bond is Pastor, Professor James Hall’s Voices of Citadel give the 1963 hit by the Pilgrim Jubilee Singers an extreme choir makeover.While the Jubes’ assessment of the afterlife had macho, [...]
Paul T.The Grace of GodIndependent Releasewww.paultmusic.netSinger-songwriter Paul Tawonezvi, aka Paul T., has released several albums in his native Zimbabwe during the past seventeen years, with two CDs in particular making significant noise on the charts there. Now residing in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Paul enters the U.S. market with his latest project, [...]
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