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Richard Smallwood with VisionPromisesVerity Gospel Music Group 2011http://www.verityrecords.com/It’s been six years since Richard Smallwood released a new full-length album. After his mother died in 2005, the singer-songwriter thought that his gift “had dried up. I tried to write and nothing would come.”That gift, as everyone knows, is the creation and [...]

“One Voice”Micah StampleyFrom the forthcoming CD One Voice (in stores August 23, 2011)http://www.musicworldgospel.com/Gospel crooner and worship leader Micah Stampley hits it again, this time on “One Voice,” a pop-infused ode to togetherness in worship, regardless of race, creed or color. Invoking the key message of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the [...]

ShonlockNeveroddorevenArrow Records 2011http://www.arrow-records.com/Shonlock may well be the breakout Christian artist of the year.Not that the Chicago native now living in Atlanta is a newcomer to the industry. Neveroddoreven, in fact, is Deshon "Shonlock" Bullock's third CD. His first recording was a self-produced, self-marketed disc that sold more than 15,000 units. [...]

“To Whom Shall We Liken Unto Our God”Pastor James R. Adams & the Abounding Life COGIC Mass Choir & Musicianshttp://www.aboundinglifecogic.org/To a strutting traditional tempo with bluesy touches in the music and singing, Pastor James R. Adams and the Abounding Life COGIC Mass Choir and Musicians ask the rhetorical question spelled out [...]

Spirit 2 SpiritYou Better Get ReadyTate Music Group 2011http://www.spirit2spiritmessagemusic.com/Dubbed the “Earth, Wind and Fire of Gospel,” Spirit 2 Spirit is led by brothers Michael and Denny Jenkins. Together with a crew of singers and musicians that provide playful and funky arrangements, the DC ensemble certainly lives up to its billing.The [...]

TBGB has learned that Trin-i-tee 5:7's latest CD, Angel and Chanelle, will be featured in Amazon's Daily Deal on July 17, 2011.  That means the album will be available for $3.99 for one day only.

TBGB Founder and Editor Bob Marovich (photo, left) was honored to be interviewed by writer, director and filmmaker David Licata for his fascinating A Life's Work blog.  A Life's Work introduces the public to people whose projects and activities are on such a massive scale, they may not be completed in their lifetimes.Read [...]

“Choices”Gisele Anthonywww.reverbnation.com/giseleA native New Yorker now living in South Carolina, Gisele Anthony lathers a neo-soul groove over “Choices.” It's a smooth, hypnotic song with a pop-like hook and Middle Eastern influences that echo during the mysterious intro. “Choices” is a lesson on taking the time to make the right choices [...]

Libra Boyd of Gospel Music Fever informed TBGB that Bishop F.C. Barnes passed away this morning.The patriarch of the Barnes Family, which includes quartet songster Luther Barnes, Bishop F.C. is perhaps best known for "Rough Side of the Mountain" but had remained very active in the gospel music community.  His work with Darrell [...]

The Gospel HummingbirdsLife SongsGospel Hummingbird Records (2006)www.thegospelhummingbirds.comThe Grammy-nominated Gospel Hummingbirds have been making music since the early 1960s, when the likes of Roy Tyler and others were in the Bay Area quartet. Along the way, they put out some very fine records, such as “A Better Home” (Bar-Tone) and “Trouble [...]