November 2009

Various ArtistsNuggets of the Golden Age of GospelJSP Records 2009www.jsprecords.comHallelujah! 'Tis the season for new multi-CD vintage gospel music collections. In addition to Mike McGonigal’s raw and earthy Fire in My Bones, we now have Nuggets of the Golden Age of Gospel. Nuggets is a 4-CD, 105 track collection of [...]

Gospel singers have graced the stages of New York’s austere music halls since Mahalia Jackson first appeared at Carnegie Hall in 1950. On Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12, gospel powerhouse Kim Burrell will continue the tradition by presenting "Kim Burrell - A Gospel Christmas," at New York's famed [...]

“This Far” Half Mile HomeFrom the forthcoming CD Change My Lyfe (release date: February 2, 2010)God Made Millionaires 2009From gospel to urban (as After the Rain) and back again but hanging on to their street-cred names, the Northeast Ohio-based urban male gospel group Half Mile Home released the high-powered “This [...]

WLUW-FM, the home of "Gospel Memories," has been nominated for "BEST COLLEGE/PUBLIC RADIO STATION IN CHICAGO" for the 29th Annual Chicago Music Awards.About the Chicago Music Awards:"Chicago, once the Mecca for the music industry has always been a prime location for world-class entertainment. Theater, dance, film, music as well as [...]

Mr. Gary Hoogvliet, Director of Broadcasting atUnited Christian Broadcasters Ltd (UCB), told TBGB:"We just started the United Kingdom’s first 24/7 Gospel radio station...we are broadcasting on both the Internet and via satelite (Sky)."Gary invites everyone to have a listen at http://www.ucbmedia.co.uk/.

From Singersroom.com:Kirk Franklin, Kierra 'Kiki' Sheard, CeCe Winans, and Deitrick Haddon are among those nominated for the first annual UK Gospel Music Awards!Set to take place December 5, the inaugural UK Gospel Music Awards will be held at London Hilton Metropole with special performances from Rachel Kerr, Commission, DTWG (Desire [...]

Alice "Al Mac Will" WilliamsStand StillThank You Entertainment 2009www.AlMacWill.comOn her debut solo CD, Stand Still, Alice "Al Mac Will" Williams sounds like a musical love child of Dolly Parton and Otis Redding.Not surprising. Stand Still introduces what Mac Will terms "urban country gospel," an intriguing blend of country-pop and soul-drenched [...]

Rev. Timothy Flemming, Sr.Something NewGod's Strength Records 2009(800) 433-6828Atlanta pastor Rev. Timothy Flemming, Sr. likes to take chances. He is not afraid to inject well-placed humor in his sermons. He posed on his Old Time Camp Meeting Songs - Vol. III in a pair of overalls. His latest music offering, [...]

The Clark Sisters Family ChristmasKarew Records/EMI Gospel 2009www.emigospel.comAlthough The Clark Sisters Family Christmas CD rightfully showcases the four fine ladies on the cover, the Moss Brothers steal the show.Don't get me wrong: the Clark Sisters' tight harmonies -- a mix of Pointer Sisters flair and Andrews Sisters charm -- are [...]

“Name Sake” (Live Version)Denise ClarkFrom the CD Denise Clark "Live" Overwhelmedwww.deniseclarksings.comTo the general public, the paradigm of gospel music is a fully-robed choir in joyous rapture, singing full-voiced at quick tempo, handclapping and swaying for the Kingdom. More often, however, gospel music in its various forms is performed by an [...]