By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, gospel songstress Shirley Murdock sang in the choir at Calvary Baptist Church, under the leadership of the late Rev. L.H. Newsome. She also watched Shirley Temple movies and dreamed of someday becoming an actress. “Her name was Shirley. [...]
Gospel crooner Micah Stampley discusses the creation of his new album, One Voice, due in stores October 18, 2011.
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“He Is”Patryce WilliamsFrom the forthcoming album Perfect Grace(single available now on iTunes, Amazon.com and Tunescore)From the very first bar of its intro, “He Is” pulls the listener in with its buoyant bass-line and a cheery tunefulness reminiscent of 1970s soul. Patryce Williams is trained as an actress and musician, and it [...]
Dennis Cole, President of the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild, just reported that international gospel legend Rev. Jessy Dixon passed away. Dixon was a singer, songwriter, recording artist, keyboard player and choir director. He was featured on television, radio and toured all over the world.Here are the homegoing details, from President [...]
Muyiwa and RiversongzDeclaring His Name All Around the WorldRiversongz Music (2011)http://www.riversongz.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Someone asked me recently what I thought gospel music would sound like in five years. Without missing a beat, I said it would incorporate more components of world music. The person looked at [...]
“Rain On Me”Maurice GriffinFrom the MGM Music Group CD I Am Somebody 1 Peter 2:9 (2011)“Rain On Me” is a quiet-to-intense praise and worship ballad by BET Sunday Best Season Two finalist and GMWA Gospel Treasure champ Maurice Griffin. The young Chicagoan’s elastic gospel voice calls and answers the background [...]
Vicki YoheI’m At Peace: A Praise and Worship ExperienceShanachie Entertainment (release date: September 27, 2011)http://www.shanachie.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Stellar- and Dove-Award nominee Vicki Yohe is among a handful of blue-eyed gospel singers who have not only found an appreciable audience in the African American church, but whose [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.From student of the culinary arts to Stellar Award-nominated radio show host is not a typical career trajectory.But then again, Andre “Crazy One” Griffith is not typical.Griffith is host of the C1 Radio Show, which airs Thursday evenings at 10:00 p.m. ET on WNHU, [...]
F1 DiamondPastor of the TraphouseCloud Ten Pictures (2009)http://www.f1diamond.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On the opening and title track of his album Pastor of the Traphouse, Christian hip hop artist F1 Diamond (Radontae Ashford) declares that he’s not preaching to the choir: “I ain’t stuck in church hollering bout [...]
