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Jessica ReedyFrom the HeartLight Records/Entertainment One (2011)http://www.eonemusic.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.There’s everything to like about Jessica Reedy’s debut CD, From the Heart. It contains a superb mix of songs, messages, and musical styles that receive expert production from a battery of top-shelf producers, with lovingly rendered vocals from Reedy [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Every now and then, a background singer steps from the shadows and into the spotlight. Milwaukee gospel singer Ocie Jackson is the latest to make the leap. Her debut solo CD, My Heart, My Song (Behind the Cross Music Group) is scheduled for [...]

“Hello God”Eunice WrightFrom the forthcoming Joyful Noize CD Worth It All (release scheduled for March 2012)www.eunicewright.comThe best part of psalmist Eunice Wright’s new praise single, “Hello God,” is its instantly memorable (and eminently singable) chorus, especially when Wright’s background vocalists join her at the end for a resounding reprise accompanied [...]

“In His Hands”Shaun MillzFrom the CD My Bride (scheduled for early 2012 release)Four years ago, the mother of Newark gospel singer-songwriter Shaun Millz suffered a massive stroke, leaving her paralyzed on one side and bound to a wheel chair.  The young man sought consolation and inspiration from the victorious struggles [...]

Myron ButlerWorshipEMI Gospel (2012)www.myronbutler.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Ah, to be young, gifted and a tenor.Myron Butler is all of these, and on his latest CD, Worship, he demonstrates in particular his songwriting craft and winning voice. The Grammy, Dove and Stellar Award-winning Dallas native and former [...]

“Lose Yourself”Selected of God Sing 2 Praise/S2P Records (2012)www.selectedofgod.comSelected of God is distinctively Detroit.Organized in 2002 by Pastor Larry Callahan and music director Steven D. Anderson, Selected of God was named Best Small Choir - Detroit Region in the "How Sweet the Sound" Competition. In November 2008, the ensemble took [...]

The Bishops Quartet Heaven Is Too Far (For You to Walk)Sharper Brothers Records (2011)http://www.sharperbrothersusa.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. From Orlando, Florida comes a group of singing church leaders called the Bishop’s Quartet. Whether soaring into falsetto, shouting, or singing flatfooted, the Bishops Quartet is rooted in traditional gospel, southern soul [...]

William McDowellArise: The Live Worship ExperienceLight Records/eOne Entertainment (2011)www.williammcdowellmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.From musician and studio "steward" to worship leader, accidental Internet sensation and Billboard charting artist, to performer on the stage of the Stellars, the last several years have been an amazing ride for William McDowell. [...]

“Christmas in July”TimothyLionHearted Productions (2011)Available on iTunes, Tunecore “Whatever happened to the War on Poverty?”It’s the question that not only concludes Timothy Amukele’s “Christmas in July” but hovers over it like the voice of conscience, encouraging us to examine our own inner voices. With post-graduate lyrics that evoke Sting’s notebook [...]