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“Simply Amazing”Todd Dulaney feat. Michelle WilliamsTodd Dulaney Ministries (2011)Available at amazon.com and iTunes.Here is a brand new and “simply amazing” recording that teams Stellar Award-nominated Todd Dulaney with Michelle Williams, a Destiny’s Child alumna who released a couple gospel albums of her own several years ago.The uncomplicated and tender worship [...]

Gregory Gay of the GOSPELflava.com Blog informed TBGB that the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (The Dorsey Convention) announced the selection of Marabeth Gentry as President during their post-convention meeting, held in Washington, DC. Gentry becomes the third president of the NCGCC and its first female president. Read more [...]

Cynthia WilliamsBlessed Speechless(self-release 2011)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog."You soar with love and caring."That's what poet Nikki Giovanni had to say about Cynthia Williams, a fine contemporary gospel vocalist who is now based in Atlanta but was once a member of R&B groups in the Chicago area. Williams' [...]

DVD:Classic Moments in Jubilee Showcasewww.jubileeshowcase.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.“Jubilee…jubilee…jubilee!”The singing of those words was the familiar intro of “Jubilee Showcase,” one of the longest running gospel music television shows in history. From 1963 to 1984, “Jubilee Showcase” producer and host Sid Ordower introduced Chicagoans to some of [...]

Okay, gospel enthusiasts, historians, artists, industry people! Test your knowledge of gospel music history.Q: What early group that recorded for the HOB label included the late Jessy Dixon?The first person to email TBGB at bob@gospelmemories.com with the correct answer will receive a copy of Platinum Gospel: Greatest Hits of Black [...]

“The One I Need”3b4jHoyFrom the forthcoming FatherjHoy Records album The One I Need (release date: early 2012)www.official3b4jHoy.com3b4jHoy (pronounced “three before joy”) is Heather, Dominique and Claudette Farquharson. Although each was born in different states, the sister trio now hails from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where their parents are pastors of Just [...]

Rev. Dr. Emory Andrews & the Oxon Hill High School Choir(self-titled)SOV Ministries (2011)www.emoryandrews.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Having been married to the late Patricia Andrews Marovich, a Chicago high school choral director par excellence who departed this earth eleven years ago in December, I was intrigued to discover [...]

“You/Thank You”Williams BrothersFrom the Blackberry CD: The Williams Brothers: LIVE at Hard Rock (2011)www.blackberryrecords.comThe Williams Brothers are their deliciously funky, soulful Mississippi quartet selves on this medley, a singular expression of gratitude to God for His willingness to “open doors I could not see.” The punchy brass section sounds borrowed [...]

“Be Like You”Cheneta Joneswww.realtalentmg.comWanting to live as Jesus intended us to live is a theme expressed by many young gospel artists in their music, and that’s what Cheneta Jones does on her latest single, “Be Like You.” The St. Louis songstress wrote the piece and infused it with a bright [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.“In one sense, I’ve been around for years, but in another sense, I’m being introduced for the first time.”So reflected Christian rapper ASON on the eve of releasing The Future is Now, his fourth full-length LP but only the second with national distribution [...]