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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 [...]

“Go Hard Or Go Home”George MossDreamlight Entertainment 2010www.g-moss.comFor Christian hip hop artist George Moss, “Go Hard Or Go Home” is not just a song: it’s a way of life.A defining moment for the Grand Rapids, Michigan native was when he became a single parent at a young age. The responsibility [...]

...hold the top three positions, respectively, on Billboard's Top 200 best-selling albums chart this week.Billboard reports that Sapp's Here I Am (Verity) is the first gospel album to reach the Top 10 in sales since Mary Mary's The Sound (Sony) did so in November 2008.Congratulations to Pastor Sapp on his [...]