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Sharon Riley & Faith ChoraleIntegrity (2011)www.faithchorale.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIt’s not often that TBGB hears from the Canadian gospel scene, although there is a thriving gospel community north of the U.S.border.  From the Quebec Celebration Gospel Choir to the Sojourners in Vancouver and—until recently—Danny Brooks, who recently [...]

Dan WillisA Man, His Piano and His WorshipDan Willis Ministries (2012)www.danwillis.orgBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.You may know Pastor Dan Willis as head of Lighthouse Church of All Nations in South Suburban Chicago, from his popular I’m Just Sayin’ television program on TCT, or perhaps from way back [...]

“Battle Hymn of the Republic”BrooklynTabernacle Choir (2013)www.brooklyntabernacle.orgAvailable on iTunesThe Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, under the direction of Chicago native Carol Cymbala, has grown from nine members in 1973 to 285 voices, and has garnered just about every music award available to them along the way.  Today, the choir ascends the steps of [...]

Just a few highlights from the 28th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, held in Nashville, January 19, 2013. (photos by Bob Marovich - click on the photos for a larger, crisper image) Pastor Charles Jenkins and Fellowship Chicago close the Stellar Awards program.Pastor Charles Jenkins brings his family to the [...]

Joy HillBe Still (EP)Signature Music Design (2012)www.smdmusic.org/joyhillmusicBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.I'm convinced Joy Hill can sing any style of music she wants.On her EP, Be Still, Hill moves effortlessly from Christian pop, with its stinging guitar licks ("So Amazing"), to anthemic praise and worship ("I See Your [...]

Frances McClurkin, the mother of gospel singer Donnie McClurkin & GRAMMY nominated siblings, passed away on Friday, January 18 at 11 pm EST from complications of a massive coronary heart attack suffered on Sunday, January 13 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Bethpage, NY. Frances leaves behind seven children: Marlene, Donnie, Cheryl, Andrea ,Tony, Tanya, Rafael, and a host of grandchildren and great [...]

Dr. Patrick L. Wooden, Sr. &The Upper Room Sanctuary ChoirWorship in the Upper Room: Standing In Your PresenceGod First (release date: January 22, 2013)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Multi-media minister Dr. Patrick L. Wooden, Sr. has been pastor of the Upper Room COGIC in Raleigh, North Carolina for [...]

The Clark BrothersIt’s In Your HandsCE Records (2011)www.cerecords.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.If the Clark Brothers perform as many drive-tempo songs at their programs as they included on their album, It’s In Your Hands, fans must leave their performances feeling a pound or two lighter from all the dancing, hand clapping, [...]

(Nashville, TN – January 16, 2013) -- EMI Gospel recording artist Anita Wilson had a banner year in 2012, as she stepped onto center stage with the release of her debut album, Worship Soul, a powerful and moving 11-song anthology in which Wilson gives the listener a worship experience that extends beyond Sunday [...]

Synophia TateAll Of Mewww.betterthanblessed.netBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Hailing from Durham, North Carolina, Synophia "Syn" Tate is a singer-songwriter whose easygoing, laid back pop alto matches the smooth jazz that accompanies her on her debut project, All of Me.Dedicating the CD to her father, the late Norman Lee Turrentine, [...]