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“Krazy Praize”April NevelsFrom the 7-Places Indie Records CD Krazy Praise (full album release scheduled: Spring 2010)April Nevels, a member of the popular Nevels Sisters (“Clap Your Hands”), has embarked on a debut solo album, Krazy Praize, scheduled for release this spring. The title track and first single is a body-twitching [...]

WAPT reports that the Jackson Southernaires were honored in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi yesterday when the Bailey Avenue Extension was renamed "Jackson Southernaires Drive."Read more here: Jackson Southernaires

“Here We Go”DJ Jonny BlazeBlazeone Recordswww.myspace.com/djjonnyblaze2009Baltimore DJ, record label owner and recording artist with a knack for turning prepubescent preoccupations (ice cream, PB&J, Spongebob) into club hits, Jonny Blaze is also a warrior for God.On “Here We Go,” a dance track crackling with captivating samples and a wicked backbeat, Blaze [...]

The Five Blind Boys of MississippiI Won’t ComplainMeltone Entertainment Group 2009www.myspace.com/fiveblindboysofmississippiSo much deserved attention is given the Grammy Award-winning Blind Boys of Alabama that many don’t realize the Blind Boys of Mississippi are still out on the gospel highway also. Led today by long-time member Sandy Foster, the Five Blind [...]

If you caught the radio tribute to the late Paul Arnold of the Gospelaires on "Gospel Memories" (www.gospelmemories.com) this morning, you heard that family, friends and associates of the singer are petitioning for his nomination to Dayton, Ohio's Walk of Fame.Everyone interested in seeing Mr. Arnold receive his just deserts [...]

The Gospel CrusadersHe’s All I NeedFCMG 2009www.thegospelcrusaders.comThe Gospel Crusaders – now there’s an old-school quartet moniker! – may hail from Chicago, but their bluesy traditional sound is carved right from the southern soil.The group was formed in 1988. Rev. Leon Walker, Tommy Patrick, Kevin Lloyd and Michael Wilson are the [...]

“The Testimony”Butch WashingtonKingsway RecordsEulasw@yahoo.comOn “The Testimony,” baritone crooner Eulas “Butch” Washington of Lancaster, SC relates in a soulful ballad a friend's personal victory, through Jesus, over the ravages of alcohol, drugs and incarceration. The song concludes with a not entirely surprising but nevertheless heartfelt twist. “The Testimony” is the kind [...]

Ken HardeoI Honor YouBGH Music 2008www.kenhardeo.comGlancing at the front cover of Ken Hardeo’s debut CD I Honor You, you might think that Ken is the main vocalist. In fact, with the exception of one track on which Ken solos, the project is an assemblage of the songwriter’s compositions and arrangements [...]

“Whose Report”Pastor DeWayne Harvey Presents the Greater Blessings Tabernacle of PraiseFrom the album The Report of the Lord (release date: March 2010)http://dewayneharvey.tumblr.com/Pastor DeWayne Harvey, called “one of the Renaissance men of contemporary gospel,” serves as musical director for the Praise and Worship Team at the Greater Blessings Tabernacle of Praise [...]

Gospel Duo Duncan & RachelleGod’s TimeIndependent Release 2009http://www.duncanandrachelle.com/Rev. Duncan P. Lane and Min. Rachelle Moore-Lane, both from South Jersey, were each members of various church and community choirs for years before linking up as husband and wife, and effectively launching their career as Gospel Duo Duncan and Rachelle, in 1988.The [...]