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The Gospel True Tones of Lexington, MSNo Friend Like JesusSharp Records 2009www.sharprecordsusa.comNo Friend Like Jesus by the Gospel True Tones of Lexington, Mississippi, is another recent release from Sharp Records, an independent label out of Atlanta that, among other things, serves the gospel quartet community: singers, musicians, fans and radio [...]

“Save Me”Christawn feat. Micah StampleyFrom the forthcoming CD Life StoryAbundant Harvest Entertainment/Universal Music Christian Group (release date: May 18, 2010)Guitars snarl and growl like demons unleashed during the introduction of Christawn’s autobiographical single, “Save Me,” a power rock piece about dumping the thug life of chasing “cars, cribs, cash” once [...]

I Remember Gospel and I Keep On SingingMinister Gene D. VialeBloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2010257 pp. with Illus.www.geneviale.comGene Viale has quite a story to tell. His is a unique perspective on the gospel music business during and after the golden age, and he chronicles it in his recently published autobiography, I [...]

“You Pulled Me Through”Toni Rackard feat. Marvin Winans, Jr.From the Beyond the Veil Records CD Unconditional Love 2010www.tonirackard.comA chance encounter (or was it?) with Marvin Winans, Jr. in Tampa enabled Floridian Toni Rackard to get some of that Detroit sound on the first single from her forthcoming debut album, Unconditional [...]

By Bob Marovich of The Black Gospel Blog.To say that much has happened to Brian Courtney Wilson since he sat down to talk with TBGB in September 2008 would be an understatement.Wilson's debut solo album, Just Love, was released on Matthew Knowles’ Spirit Rising Music imprint in January 2009, and [...]

Various Artistsilovegospelmusic TraditionalILG Records 2009www.ilovegospelmusic.comWe’ve been reviewing a number of various artist reissue compilations recently, and here’s another. ilovegospelmusic Traditional is a collaboration between ILG Records, Central South Distribution and several record labels, most prominently MCG and Blackberry.The twelve track CD includes previously issued tracks from the stoic Lee Williams [...]

Chicago’s Regal Theater resounded with the sounds of local gospel music Saturday evening, March 27, as choirs, groups, a Christian comedian, praise dancers and soloists participated in the first ChiTown Tonight: the Gospel Hour Series. ChiTown Tonight was created to provide a regular, affordable, family-friendly gospel program featuring emerging and [...]

DJ OfficialEntermissionReach Records 2010www.reachrecords.com“My mission is to find him and introduce him to saving grace…I grab my Bible and iPod and leave the house.”This line, from J.A.Z. and Magellan’s “Streets of New York,” is an apt description of the 21st century missionary. To save the errant who run today’s mean [...]

Various ArtistsGospelCity Shout 2010SoulCare Musicwww.gospelcity.comEarlier this month, SoulCare Music, in collaboration with the popular website Gospelcity.com, introduced GospelCity Shout 2010. It is a ten-track collection of previously released gospel performances by some of today’s liveliest old-school choirs, fiery gospel singers, and pumped-up groups and quartets. Linda Klosterman compiled from a [...]