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E. BarnesWhat Do You See In Me the EPReleased September 17, 2013www.ebarnesmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog”What do you see in me?”This question posed by E. Barnes at the introduction of his EP becomes the dominant theme of this autobiographical forerunner to a full album.  Indeed, Eric Barnes’ [...]

TBGB congratulates Tasha Cobbs, Lecrae, and Tamela Mann for scoring multiple Dove Awards at the 44th Annual GMA Dove Awards. The celebration took place in Nashville yesterday evening, October 15.To view the full list, click here: 44th Annual GMA Dove Award Winners.The telecast of the event will take place on UP Monday, [...]

“My Time to Praise”Javen feat. LaRue HowardFrom the Tyscot CD Worship in the Now - Livewww.tyscot.comP&W artists Javen Campbell and LaRue Howard sing about praising by any means necessary: feet, hands, voice. With "so many blessings," they argue, the medium doesn't matter.  The song really belongs to Howard.  A former student of [...]

Janice BrownI Am Still Holding OnFreedom Records (2013)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIn 2009, Alice “Al MacWill” Williams introduced “urban country gospel,” an amalgam of soul and country that in some ways evoked Ray Charles’ 1960s experiments with C&W and R&B.On the other hand, Janice Brown, of “Rough Side [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogTo write and sing the blues you have to live the blues. So it is with gospel.  The best gospel songs come from equally challenging life circumstances.  The difference, as Mahalia Jackson explained, is that blues does not always offer hope, while gospel [...]

Add caption“The Promise”Kergyma Community ChoirFrom the album Kergyma: The Proclamationwww.kergyma.orgHitting a traditional chord in the opening measure and transitioning into a contemporary groove, “The Promise” features Pastor J.T. Morgan, a marvelous male lead, whose melismatic chops sound straight out of Detroit.Founded in 2001 by Gwendolyn Busch and Arnold Johnson, the [...]

The Jones Family Singers The Spirit Speaks Arts + Labor (2013) www.thejonesfamilysingers.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog Gospel music is blessed with family groups whose lifetime of singing together in the living room, in churches, auditoriums, and festivals are evident in their tight harmonies and seamless musicianship. But [...]