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 [...]
Power-packed video featuring gospel hip hop stars Canton Jones, Deitrick Haddon, DBP, and Mr. Del.
“So Proud”Brian Courtney Wilson From the forthcoming Music World Gospel CD So Proudwww.musicworldgospel.comThe autobiographical title track from Brian Courtney Wilson’s forthcoming CD finds the robust crooner reflecting with humble admiration on all those individuals, especially his father, who sacrificed sun-up to sundown so he could live his dreams. The message [...]
Congratulations to music director/announcer Brodric Purvis and WLOU 1350 & 104.7 FM Louisville for their recent Stellar win for Medium Market of the Year!
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.The Harold Washington Cultural Center was the site of the first-ever Chicago Black Music Awards, which honored the city's home-grown gospel talent of today. Dr. Rick Warren and his team produced the event, which took place Saturday evening, January 21, 2012. Kalamazoo television [...]
Singing legend Etta James has died at the age of 73. While she is best known for her R&B classics, "Dance with me Henry" and "At Last," James received her early musical training from gospel singer and choir director J. Earle Hines and her participation, as a young girl, in [...]
“My Everything”Cheneta JonesFrom the forthcoming CD Transformed (release date: April 3, 2012)http://www.chenetajones.com/Cheneta Jones is making a touchdown run by gathering marketing muscle and enlisting the great Percy Bady to produce her latest single, “My Everything.”The follow-up to the breezy, feel-good “Be Like You” finds the St. Louis singer in similar [...]
Ricky Dillard and New GKeep LivingLight Records (2011)http://www.eonemusic.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Bursting on the scene in 1990 with the explosive and vocally aerobic “More Abundantly,” a song every choir subsequently learned to sing, Ricky Dillard and New G continue to inject contemporary lit with old-fashioned church spirit [...]
