ChanelTrin-i-tee 5:7 According to ChanelObsidian Records (release date: June 17, 2014)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogChanel’s solo debut, Trin-i-tee 5:7 According to Chanel, deserves the superlative “CD Most Likely to Be Released as Vinyl.” The art design by Shamael Lataillade focuses on paisley-bracketed images of Chanel Haynes Schwartz [...]
Andrea McClurkin-MelliniHigherCamdon Music (June 17, 2014)www.camdonmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogSister of gospel star Pastor Donnie McClurkin, singer-songwriter Andrea McClurkin-Mellini is no newcomer to gospel music. She was a member of the McClurkin Singers and a charter member of the New York Restoration Mass Choir. She penned the [...]
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Mr. Del & Rod G. NewmanGeeks & GangstasHoly South/Geek World Entertainment/DMG (released April 1, 2014)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogAlthough Mr. Del’s Hope Dealer just hit the streets, not long ago the Grammy and Dove-nominated Christian rapper from Memphis joined forces with Rod G. Newman of Birmingham, Alabama, [...]
Disciples of ChristRenewed PraiseD.O.C. Productions/B.A.D. EntertainmentDisciplesofchristgospel@gmail.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogFrom Houston, Texas, the Disciples of Christ is a family female traditional gospel quartet group with plenty of contemporary flair. Evocative of Lisa Brown & the Knowles Singers and Vetrea Stack Ruffin & the Ruffin Family, the Disciples are [...]
TBGB host Bob Marovich interviews gospel singer-songwriter Queyonoh (pron. queena). Her CD, Tears 4 Fears, dropped in June, and her single, "A Friend," is currently impacting radio. Find out about her music, her inspirations, and her work in Liberia, from whence her parents immigrated.
Eric ThomasKeep On Climbin’Self-released (2009)www.cdbaby.com/cd/ethomasmusicBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogKeep On Climbin’ by Chicago singer Eric Thomas could easily be subtitled "With the Sons of Chicago Gospel Legends."That’s because Richard Gibbs (Inez Andrews’s son), Bryant Jones (Rev. Billy Jones and Jeanette Robinson Jones’s son), and Joey Woolfalk (Johnny [...]
TBGB thanks Dwayne Lightsey for alerting us to the passing of Georgia Louis. Georgia was one of the first gospel artists I had the opportunity to speak with, and she was simply a lovely human being. Here is her complete obituary, as posted on the Dignity Memorial - Leo P. Gallagher [...]
Minister L. JonesHallelujah to His NameSharper Brothers (released January 16, 2014)www.sharprecordsusa.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIf I were a betting man (I’m not), I’d wager that the early work of Commissioned and the Winans had more than a smidgen of influence on the singing style of Minister Lorenza [...]
Internet radio stations continue to be birthed, grow, and thrive, especially those focused on gospel and inspirational music. How many of you now tune into gospel music via your smartphone? I know I do.TBGB received this notice today:Stellar Radio Award-nominee and Rhythm of Gospel Award-winner, uGospel Radio, announces its upcoming [...]
