“Dance of Eternity”Benita Farmer & New JourneyFrom the CD Come Homewww.benita4newjourney.comSwirling, psychedelic prog rock with spasms of Pentecostal handclapping and shouting, inspirational lyrics and gospel-style singing and preaching…that’s Benita Farmer & New Journey’s “Dance of Eternity.”The group, whose musical architect is Benita Farmer’s brother Lawrence Farmer IV, is an earful [...]
Flashback: Rev. Walter Butts & the W.J.B. SingersI Can Feel the FireElisha Records 1994Rev. Walter Butts, founder and pastor of Chicago’s Mount Carmel Children of God Baptist Church and the self-proclaimed “Big Man of Gospel Music,” has a throaty, tear-stained baritone voice that sounds uncannily like the late Rev. James [...]
Gospel Music According to Chicago ChoirVolume OneRewind Records 2008www.rewindinc.comImagine, if you will, the combined energy of iconic, big-voiced choirs from Chicago’s First Church of Deliverance, Fellowship, Cosmopolitan, Greater Harvest, St. Paul COGIC, and the Tommies. That aural image should give you some sense of the power of the Gospel Music [...]
The Concert SupremesThe Message Becomes ClearQuartet Boyz Records 2007www.theconcertsupremes.orgThe Concert Supremes of Natchitoches, Louisiana look like a young group fresh on the scene but make no mistake: the quartet, albeit with the inevitable personnel changes, has sung and recorded together for two decades. Today, the group is comprised of five [...]
From a press release, courtesy of Jason Lee:LASHUN PACE "ONE OF THE GREATEST VOICES IN GOSPEL MUSIC" RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AND SET TO RESUME MUSIC MINISTRY Stellar-Award winning gospel artist LaShun Pace has been released from an Atlanta medical center after undergoing a successful heart procedure. Despite rumors and hearsay, [...]
“God Did That Thing”Bishop Bobby Hilton & Word of Deliverance Mass ChoirFrom the CD God Did That ThingBVHilton Entertainment and Productions Group, LLC 2008www.bobbyhilton.orgIdiomatic expressions have been the mainstay of gospel song titles and lyrics for years. Some expressions used in songs were sayings already popular in the African American [...]
TBGB has learned that Ms. Carolyn Jean Adams, the mother of gospel artist Yolanda Adams and a beloved schoolteacher in the Houston area, transitioned from labor to reward on Monday, October 13, 2008. The award-winning singer has credited her mother's commitment to music as important in her development as a [...]
“Keeping the Faith”JavenFrom the forthcoming CD Keeping the FaithRKD Music Managementwww.javenonline.comTelevision, movies, stage musicals, commercial jingles and Christian music/gospel are all contained in the resume of Los Angeles-based “PK” Javen. As a gospel music enthusiast, you may have caught Javen’s 2002 single “Never Give Up on Love” or his 2003 [...]
Some months ago, we wrote about the amazing work Mary D. Williams is doing to preserve African American gospel music traditions. She is ensuring that students don't grow up without knowing the musical roots that are their rich heritage.Out of the deepest respect for Williams' contributions, TBGB is happy to [...]
“The Struggle”Bill Moss Jr.From the CD Manifested Favor – Live in DetroitSalathiel Records 2008www.billmossjr.comYou might think that since Bill Moss Jr. and J Moss are from the same musical family – remember the teenage Moss Brothers (AIR 1985)? – they obviously have similar musical styles. That’s not necessarily the case. [...]
