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Never say never. That’s what Roy Tyler learned recently. He called TBGB last week to report that “Leaning,” his duet with Clarence Fountain of the Blind Boys of Alabama, suddenly resurfaced – after seven years – and is currently making its way around gospel radio.The re-arrangement of “What a Fellowship” [...]

Hostyle GospelFive Star Generals Hostyle Gospel Ministries (2010)http://www.hostylegospel.com/There are worship warriors who stomp on the devil’s head, and then there’s Hostyle Gospel.This holy hip hop group from Champaign, Illinois does more than stomp. On their mixtape, Five Star Generals, the trio unpacks an entire arsenal of anti-devil weaponry. They break demons’ [...]

Joseph Middleton of the Golden Era Gospel Blog informed TBGB this morning that two of the three buildings housing Malaco Records of Jackson, Mississippi were "virtually blown away" by the storm system that cut its way across the southern states Friday.Malaco Music Group has been a staunch supporter of TBGB.  Our heart goes out to [...]

“He Laid His Hand”Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson & the Spiritual Voices (feat. Zacardi Cortez) From the Worldwide Music CD Back to Basics Chapter Two (2011)www.myspace.com/wonderboyjohnsonPossessing raw, shouting preacher-like vocal styles, Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson and Zacardi Cortez (“The Blood,” “I Believe”) are ideally suited to do a duet. On “He Laid His [...]

Cinemablend.com discusses the new documentary on gospel music, Rejoice and Shout, that hits theaters in June.Read more here: Rejoice and Shout.

Save the date - the mother church of Chicago's Church of God in Christ community has a long and storied connection to gospel music.From Minnie Pearl Roberts and Gertrude Roberts Cooper to Katie Bell Nubin and Rosetta Tharpe, the Duncanaires, Arizona Juanita Dranes, Brother Isaiah Roberts...the list goes on and [...]

Soul TempoDoing Our Father’s BusinessSoul Tempo Music (to be released Summer 2011)http://www.soultemposingers.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Organized in New Haven, Connecticut in 1985, Soul Tempo is a contemporary quartet with old-school sensibility. The group’s breathy, light-as-helium harmonies and finger-popping rhythms evoke the sound of Boys II Men and [...]

“More Than Anything”Myron WilliamsFrom the Flow Records CD Thankfulhttp://www.myronwilliamsministries.com/The second single from Myron Williams’ 2010 release Thankful is an uncomplicated, antiphonal praise anthem with a steady rolling rhythm designed to get church congregations on their feet and prepped for worship. It’s mood-setting, a conventional sing-along for contemporary worshippers that serves [...]

“Krazy” The Church BoyzFrom the Worldwide Music CD The Church Boyz (2011)www.gospeltruthmagazine.comSounding like a young Men of Standard, the Church Boyz of Chicago is a contemporary quartet with an old soul. The group lends a jazzy, sanctified style to the loping “Krazy.” Here, they sing about coming through the trials [...]

“I Want the World to Know”Desiree Coleman JacksonFrom the CD My Voice is My Weaponwww.desireecolemanjackson.comA jumping polyrhythmic backbeat fuels “I Want the World to Know,” an infectious mid-tempo praise song by Desiree Coleman Jackson that will make shoulders shake and hands clap.Just how good is God to “Dez” Coleman? “You make a [...]