“Vessel”Ronnette HarrisonFrom the forthcoming album Journey (release scheduled for 2014)www.theronnetteharrison.comMaryland-based singer, musician, and songwriter Ronnette Harrison wraps her crystal clear chops around this P&W-style ballad about serving as a living vessel of God’s will. The quality of her expansive voice is what makes this single soar.A music education major from [...]
“He’s the Master” Duranice Pace From the EP Just Duranice (released December 3, 2013) www.duranicepace.org Earlier this month, Duranice Pace of the gospel singing group the Anointed Pace Sisters released a solo EP. The single, “He’s the Master,” bounces along with handclaps and bubbly synth, but it’s Pace’s confident, evangelistic [...]
Twinkie ClarkLive and Unplugged (CD/DVD)Larry Clark Music (2013)www.larryclarkgospel.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogLive and Unplugged is an intimate gospel music performance by Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark and a small band of musicians. Recorded at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright African American Museum on July 21, 2012, the CD and accompanying [...]
“Chestnuts Roasting”Charles the Artist From Cadillac James Presents “A Christmas Showcase”From Warner Robins, Georgia, Charles the Artist (aka Charles Jones) is a gospel singer who offers a toasty-as-a-winter-fire version of “The Christmas Song.” The influence of Nat Cole’s imprint on Mel Torme’s classic Yuletide composition is felt as well as [...]
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Norman HutchinsHosannaIR Music Group (2013)www.normanhutchins.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe choir deserves equal billing on Norman Hutchins’ new album, Hosanna. Whether singing full-throttle or with nuance, in response to Hutchins’ calls or on its own, the choir doesn’t as much support as serve as an alternate voice.Singer-songwriter Hutchins [...]
Vernon HillSongs From His Presence (2013)Available on iTunesnonrevmusicpub@gmail.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe mini-album Songs From His Presence is the CD debut of Vernon Hill, a worship leader who defers the singing of the sacred compositions he wrote or co-wrote to a team of capable artists. From Owings [...]
Tired of the same old Christmas songs on the radio? Try these on for size - new Christmas songs and favorites from the past! Enjoy and Merry Christmas from Bob Marovich and The Black Gospel Blog.Click Here: The Black Gospel Blog Music Hour Christmas SpecialChristmas 2013 PlaylistChristmas is here – [...]
“Conversations”Gerard Porter (2013)Available on iTuneswww.prayzeswag.comMacon, Georgia-born singer-songwriter Gerard Porter (“G”) dropped beats on “Prayze S.W.A.G. (Saved With A Gift),” a contemporary gospel line dancer, but his new single, “Conversations,” is a mellow, introspective conversation with God. To a mid-tempo beat, Porter finds soul consolation from his prayer, discovering that despite [...]
North Carolina Community Choir A Story To Tell Malaco Records (2013) www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog If there’s a choir to give the Mississippi and Chicago Mass Choirs a run for their money, it’s the North Carolina Community Choir. Formed initially to back the Sensational Nightingales [...]
