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“Keep it 100”F1 DiamondFrom the forthcoming CD LIFEMUSIC (2011)gospelhousebooking@gmail.comEmploying his talent of rhyme and beat, the Pastor of the Traphouse encourages everyone to keep it real with God, because 99 ½ won’t do. “Keep it 100,” produced by the Beat Brokers Network, is part autobiographical, part warning, and a natural [...]

Norman ThomasOverture (EP)From Hamden, Connecticut, Norman Thomas is in the category of earnest young male gospel singers (Jack Yates and Todd Dulaney also come to mind) whose genuine feelings for God are audible in the authenticity of their crystal-clear voices and lyric delivery.On his EP Overture, released mid-June, Thomas teamed [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.So sang the three remaining Barrett Sisters -- Rhodessa Porter, Billie Greenbey and Tina Brown -- to their sister, friend and singing partner DeLois Barrett Campbell at her funeral yesterday evening.   DeLois Barrett Campbell, a member of the Roberta Martin Singers and Barrett Sisters, died August 2 [...]

J. FrazeBrighter DaysBeech Street Records (2010)beechstrecords@yahoo.comOn his CD Brighter Days, Johnathan Frazier (aka J. Fraze – the Minister of Praise) provides the first gospel house version of “Amazing Grace” that TBGB has ever heard. But it's an appropriate selection, since the grace of God turning bad days into brighter days [...]

“He Didn’t Have to Do It”Carla Tolbert TaylorFrom the EP He Didn’t Have to Do ItAvailable at http://www.cduniverse.com/Memphian Carla Tolbert Taylor and her background vocalists put on their shouting shoes and offer up some good old-fashioned church on “Didn’t Have to Do It.” It is, for all intents and purposes, [...]

You know a program is going to be anointed when even the opening performers are slain in the spirit.That’s what happened Saturday, August 6, at “Gospel Explosion ’11” at New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Gary, Indiana.  TBGB’s Bob Marovich had the honor of being a host presenter alongside Gary’s masterful [...]

“Still I Will Trust You”Susan QuintyneFrom the Prazsung Records CD Worthy of Worship (2011)http://www.prazsung.com/One of the lead singers for the multi award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Susan Quintyne has a voice that contains notes of gospel, pop and Broadway that together produce a crystal-clear sound that could melt the polar ice cap. [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Ascension, J. Spence's third CD and first for the Arizona-based Diversity Music Group, is garnering attention, but he's not an overnight success. Spence told TBGB last week that while his evolution as a Christian hip hop artist began casually, it has required years of [...]

“Lord I Thank You”Eric SimmonsFrom the Flow Music & Entertainment CD Freedom (2011)Eric Simmons walked away from a secular music career to pursue a calling to the ministry. Now serving as Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Paschall in Philadelphia, Simmons is also back in music – gospel [...]

Karen Washington & the New Singing StarsTalk to JesusQuartet City Records (2011)http://www.quartetcityrecords.com/Talk to Jesus is the latest release by Bainbridge, Georgia female quartet Karen Washington & the New Singing Stars, and it’s their best project to date. Released on Rev. Moses Belton, Sr.’s Quartet City Records, Talk to Jesus is [...]