“New Beginnings” Linda ClarkFrom the CD New Beginnings (2013)www.lindaclarkmusic.comOpening with lush strings and maintaining the laid-back but urgent forward motion of a gospel ballad with jazz undertones, “New Beginnings” is about being reborn. “All things have passed away / Behold, I’m new in Christ today.”Clark’s lovely and adept mezzo-soprano sells [...]
“Miracle”Anitra WilsonFrom the TDNEET Enterprises CD Miracle (2010) www.cdbaby.com/artist/AnitraWilsonWilson’s body swaying and finger-popping single, “Miracle,” is an encouragement that “your miracle is on the way.” Evoking the premise of the "Footprints" poem, she sings, “He was working it out for you” on “those nights you cried and you felt all [...]
Rob MercerThe Photo AlbumKingdom Access Music Group (2012)www.robmercermusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog“Wherever I am in life, I want God to take a snapshot of me.”Thus says praise and worship leader Rob Mercer. Indeed, photos capture moments in time, some good and some bad. Moments captured in time [...]
The Miller SingersThe Miller Singers GreatestSharp Records (2013)www.sharprecordsusa.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogBirmingham, Alabama's Miller Singers take the listener on a trip down memory lane or, in this case, the gospel highway, on their best-of collection, available on Sharp Records.Organized in 1967 in Bessemer, the Miller Singers offer [...]
Charlie and Pam Horner of Classic Urban Harmony (pictured) recently set up an exhibit of black gospel vocal group memorabilia at the Franklin Township Public Library in Somerset (Central) New Jersey. Said Charlie, "We originally had a smaller display there during the month of February, but the response was so great that [...]
The Apostles Mission Possible 1 Soul Entertainment, LLC (2013) www.apostleslive.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog Mission Possible is an apt title for the Apostles’ debut album, because it is the product of a 2009 dream made manifest three years later. The Florida trio—Earnest Faust, Jr., Jacquelyn "Jackie" [...]
“Something Happens”Kevin Davidson and the UCICC Fellowship Choir, feat. Michelle PratherLVP Entertainment (2013)www.cdbaby.com/cd/michellepratherfeaturing“Something Happens” is a hypnotic ballad that builds gradually in volume and intensity as Davidson and the choir call on Jesus for that “something,” whether it means healing or even miracles. Talented Michelle Prather (Kurt Carr Singers) provides a [...]
From a press release:"Nearing its fourth decade, the internationally acclaimed, award-winning female African-American a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock was ready to follow its adventurous spirit and undertake a new challenge – to honor some of the seminal songs that first inspired its unique blend of folk, blues, [...]
ATLANTA (March 8, 2013) - Grammy ® Award- nominated, Dove, Stellar, GMWA, NAACP Image Award-Winning Singer DOTTIE PEOPLES will add another honor to her already impressive list of accolades during the 14th Allstate Gospel Superfest national TV recording and festival in Atlanta on Saturday, March 9, 2013 where she will be honored with a Lifetime [...]
William MurphyGod ChaserRCA Inspiration (2013)www.verityrecords.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWhen on the title track of God Chaser, William Murphy declares, “because I love you, I’ll chase you forever,” it brought to mind the two lovers eternally out of reach in Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn.It may be [...]
