Beverly CrawfordLive from Los AngelesJDI Records 2008www.jdirecords.comMultiple GRAMMY-nominated Beverly Crawford has church on the video companion to her 2008 release, Live from Los Angeles. It was this project, her first for Professor James Roberson’s JDI Records, which earned her a 2009 Stellar Award for Traditional Female Vocalist of the Year.The [...]
“What Have You Done?”Naomi Shelton & the Gospel QueensFrom the Daptone CD What Have You Done, My Brother (2009)http://www.daptonerecords.com/naomishelton.htmlThe design of the album cover and the sound of the song shout Seventies gospel soul, but make no mistake: “What Have You Done?” is a 2009 release on Daptone Records. It’s [...]
“I’ll Be That”Donovan OwensFrom the Diversity Records CD All That I Have (available online June 20, 2009)www.donovanowensmusic.comMilwaukee, Wisconsin’s Donovan Owens is a twelve year-old gospel singer who has already shared the stage with veteran vocalists such as Pastor Marvin Winans and Dorinda Clark-Cole. He was featured on Kirk Franklin’s song, [...]
Glen David AndrewsWalking Through Heaven’s GateThreadhead Records 2009www.glendavidandrewsband.comRecipe for an instant gospel celebration? Find a church, invite a brassy Dixieland jazz band with a shouting lead singer in to perform from the weathered hymnbook, ask the choir to provide the background vocals, gather the congregation and voila! Gospel Celebration.That’s exactly [...]
“Rain On Us” Earnest Pugh From the Black Smoke Music Worldwide CD Earnest Pugh Live: Rain On Us (street date: July 28, 2009) www.earnestpugh.com Fire and rain figure prominently in the Bible and in gospel music as elements of cleansing and empowerment. On the meditative praise and worship song/prayer “Rain [...]
You’ve heard the hype; now on May 31 you can experience it for yourself as How Sweet the Sound premieres on BET at 11 AM EST/PST. Presented by @radical.media and directed by acclaimed team Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Brother’s Keeper), How Sweet the Sound [...]
Alpha 7 MinistriesBeyond the WallsAlpha 7 Ministries 2008www.alpha7ministries.comMinisters Randall and DeBorrah K. Ogans’ Alpha 7 Ministries imprint out of Fairfield, California introduced the world to Brenda Lowe and her marvelous rendition of “Somebody Somewhere,” covered in 2008 by V.O.W. Artists Debra Henderson (“Clap Your Hands”) and the Sons of the [...]
“You Oughta Help”Malcolm Williams & Great FaithFrom the Malcolm James Music CD In Your Glory (Summer 2009 release)http://www.malcolmwilliams.com/“Anybody still like traditional music?” asks Chicago’s Malcolm Williams rhetorically.Not waiting for an answer – he knows what it is – Williams lifts his voice and his directing hands, and together with Great [...]
Eddie ReddicAll of the GloryReddic Records 2006www.eddiereddiconline.comIn 2006, sacred singer-songwriter-musician-recording engineer Pastor Eddie Reddic followed up his 2003 debut album He Accepted Me with the sophomore release All of the Glory. A longer and more robust project, All of the Glory showcases Reddic’s musicianship and sharpened songwriting skills. For example, [...]
Rev. Timothy Wright completed his autobiography, Who's Really on the Lord's Side: Four Decades of Gospel Music Ministry in 2008, but the tragic July 2008 automobile accident that took the lives of his wife and grandson left the work's formal launch on the backburner.Making matters worse, Wright's own injuries were [...]
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