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TBGB learned today from both Joseph Middleton and David Jones that Eugene Smith of the Roberta Martin Singers died today, May 9, at his home in Chicago.The senior living apartments where Smith was a resident confirmed his passing. They found his body in his apartment this morning.Eugene Smith just recently [...]

From Monika Diaz of WFAA-TV and Texas Cable News:DALLAS - Thousands of listeners, who tune in every morning to get their daily dose of inspiration and spirituality from a popular radio voice, discovered this morning that he was gone. Gospel legend, Joe Bagby, the man known as the spiritual heartbeat [...]

“Close to You”BeBe & Cece WinansMalaco/B & C Records 2009www.myspace.com/bebeandcecewinansNot to be confused with the Carpenters’ 1970s hit of the same name, this “Close to You” is a sweet, melodic gospel-pop ballad from the pen of BeBe Winans. BeBe and CeCe trade leads with ease, and harmonize as only longtime [...]

Holy BoyOut of TimeNext Era Music Group/Universal Music Christian Group 2009www.nexteramusic.comAn artist who not only sings about going to church but is so enthusiastic he “can’t wait to get to church” has most definitely earned the title “Holy Boy.”On the upbeat “Church Tonight” from his debut CD Out of Time, [...]

Click on the link below to hear a seven and a half minute NPR "Fresh Air" feature on Detroit label owner Armen Boladian. Boladian started Westbound Records, where the Clark Sisters hit it big with their surprise club hit, "You Brought the Sunshine."http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103775879In addition to Westbound, Boladian also launched the [...]

From a press release:New York, NY – May 4, 2009- Verity Gospel Music Group is the first label in Gospel music history to hold the top four song positions on the R&R Gospel charts: #1 - "Souled Out" (Hezekiah Walker & LFC)#2 - "Back II Eden” (Donald Lawrence & Co)#3 [...]

The Supreme AngelsReloadedMalaco 2009www.malaco.comWhen legendary quartet leader Rev. Howard "Slim" Hunt of Slim and the Supreme Angels made his transition from labor to reward in 2007, the inevitable question was: what will happen to the Supreme Angels? Hunt was the heart and soul of a group that was active for [...]

A mover and shaker in the gospel music industry, and particularly in the quartet field, Zadella "Mama" Curtis of Chicago can now add "Doctorate" to her list of accomplishments.This past February in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Curtis received a Doctorate in Christian Broadcast Communications from the Global Evangelical Christian Seminary. Curtis [...]

On Monday, May 4 from 1:30 to 4:45 p.m., TBGB editor Bob Marovich will join a panel of experts at the Gospel Complex for Education and Preservation Annual Conference to discuss "The Chicago School of Gospel." The program will be held at Nova Southeastern University in Davie/Fort Lauderdale, FL. THE [...]