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Various ArtistsTexas Gospel: I Am Alpha and Omega (Vols. 6 & 7)Acronym Records (2010)http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/Alas, all good things must come to an end. This includes the marvelous Texas Gospel collection.Gospel historian Opal Nations released the final two-disc installment of the Peacock Records gospel singles collection that he has been compiling for [...]

Rev. Stanley Keeble informed TBGB that the Queen of Gospel, Albertina Walker, went on home to be with her Lord earlier this morning.Ms. Walker's tenure in gospel music extends back several decades, most notably as the organizer and lead singer of the Caravans.Here's a remembrance from singer-songwriter Calvin Bridges:Albertina Walker... [...]

GaugeJan. 1st, 2000 (The Next Day)Mental Link, Inc. (2010)http://www.mentallinkinc.com/I haven’t been this jazzed after listening to a Christian hip hop CD since Frontlynaz’ Game Over. David “Gauge” Veira’s Jan. 1st, 2000 (The Next Day) is packed with compelling rhymes, haunting melodies, bursts of full-on techno, and a veritable bullpen of [...]

“I Praise Your Name”Myron WilliamsFrom the Flow Records CD Thankful (2010)http://www.myronwilliamsministries.com/The first single from Stellar-nominated producer Myron Williams’ sophomore CD Thankful is an aerobic, bass-pounding praise rave with breathless high-energy singing from Williams and his group. The ensemble’s unbridled enthusiasm supports the song’s lyric claim that “God’s got a blessing [...]

Brian Courtney WilsonJust Love – Deluxe EditionMusic World Gospel 2010http://www.musicworldgospel.com/If you don’t know who gospel’s Brian Courtney Wilson is, you haven’t been paying attention.Wilson is a crooner with the ability to save souls and break hearts at the same time. His handsome and soulful voice is like unto BeBe and [...]

Apostle Ronnie Diamond HoardLift Him Up WR Records (2010) www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ApostleRonnieDiamondHoard“This ain’t PAJAM but this is sho’ nuff a jam!”So exclaims Apostle Ronnie Diamond Hoard in the opening seconds of “He is Worthy,” a selection from his new solo CD, Lift Him Up. He’s absolutely right. Lift Him Up is a [...]

“God is Good”Lisa Page BrooksFrom the CD Strong (2010)http://www.habakkukmusic.com/Lisa Page Brooks, former lead singer of Witness, landed firmly on the gospel charts as a solo artist earlier this year with her hit, “I Want to Say Thank You.” She’s back with another single, “God is Good,” from her album, Strong. [...]

Lizz WrightFellowshipVerve Music Group 2010http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/Growing up in Georgia, jazz singer Lizz Wright (Salt, Dreaming Wide Awake) grew up the daughter of a minister and sang gospel. No surprise, then, that on her exquisite new gospel-centric CD, Fellowship, Wright sounds like she’s been singing the glory down since birth. She has.Wright gathers a deliciously [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Imagine the scene, if you will...You are in Florida, out in the country. A mother is busy hanging the family’s clothes on the line to dry. Her young daughter is singing in the yard, the grass her captive audience, leaves swaying in the spirit.Unbeknownst [...]

“Pulling Me Through”Todd DulaneyGoldstreet Gospel Music 2010“Pulling Me Through” is a CCR-flavored praise anthem and testimony from Todd Dulaney, a former professional baseball player who grew up in Maywood, Illinois and eventually discovered his calling was to hit home runs for the Kingdom, not the Mets.Dulaney served as a background [...]