Carl Whittaker & ExhortationAfterwhileBOG Records 2009www.bogrecords.biz“I am Elder Abraham Isaac Jacob Swanson the Twelfth.” Yes, it is THE Pastor Abraham Swanson XII who introduces Carl Whittaker and Exhortation during the opening moments of the group's Afterwhile, a full-length live recording from Pastor Swanson’s historic Bibleway COGIC in Cincinnati, Ohio. Nearly [...]
on winning "Song of the Year" at the Gospel Choice Awards in Atlanta last night!
Leah SmithBeautifully Made EP (Release Date: October 21, 2009)www.myspace.com/leahsmithmusic1Earlier this month, TBGB reviewed the title track of twenty year-old singer/songwriter Leah Smith’s forthcoming EP, Beautifully Made. We had a chance to hear the entire six-song project from the former Israel & New Breed vocalist, and find it every bit as [...]
“I Love the Lord”Phillip Carter & SOVFrom Songs from the Storm (2009)www.sovministries.comOn “I Love the Lord,” Phillip Carter & his fifteen-member ensemble SOV from Maryland combine “Amazing Grace” with a couple of standard Doc Watts congregational songs. Instead of lining them out like wizened Baptist deacons, however, they deliver them [...]
“Free”Restine Jackson From the Wondrous World Records album Live at Living Waters (2007)www.restinejackson.comOn “Free,” multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Elder Restine Jackson and his group sing and rap about the joy of having the shackles of sin removed, all to a happy, chugging beat that is urban with a dash of [...]
From PRWeb:Detroit, MI; September 25, 2009 -- Bishop T.D. Jakes, Bill (The Mailman) Martin, Willie Mae Ford Smith, Myrna Summers, Wyatt T. Walker, and BeBe Winans are this year's inductees to the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum® (IGMHFM). The 2009 inductees, nominated from around the world and [...]
Pastor Christopher Chappell & Grace Community Christian ChurchBlessing MeSho’Nuff Gospel Records 2009www.gracecommunity1.orgGrace Community Christian Church is touted as one of the fastest growing churches in Atlanta and having one of the top choirs in the region. Blessing Me is an opportunity for the rest of the country to check out [...]
TBGB congratulates Joseph Middleton of Houston, Texas on the launch of his blog, The Golden Era Gospel Blog, which is dedicated to information on black gospel music from the 1945-65 time period.Check it out at www.goldeneragospel.blogspot.com.Meanwhile, his first piece of news was the sad report that gospel singer Lucille Barbee [...]
“Love You I”Emmitt Nevels, Jr.From the 7-Places album Love You I (2009)www.7-Places.comThe title of Elder Emmitt Nevels’ song sounds like Yoda from Star Wars professing his devotion, but it actually works in the context and arrangement of the lyrics. “Love You I” is a simple melodic love song to the [...]
Dr. Moses McNeil and CompanyHallelujahFIR Gospel Records 2004Mjmcneil7772@yahoo.comIf I was blindfolded and asked to listen to Hallelujah by Dr. Moses McNeil and Company, I would swear I was hearing a late 1970s vinyl recording on TK’s Gospel Roots label. The mix of metallic electronica, ‘70s sweet soul melodies and even [...]
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