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Lil’ Blair & the ViolinairesThese Are Our FlowersQuartet Boyz Records 2008www.violinaires.comAt the conclusion of These Are Our Flowers, singer Titus “Lil’ Blair” Stallworth explains that the CD’s title refers to the testimonial quality of the songs on the album. That is, the new Violinaires' cover of these career-defining songs by [...]

“Break Through Praise” and “Mountain Move”Jeff Roberson and L.I.F.E. (Long Island Fellowship Ensemble)From the CD Chosen Generation (Long Island Gospel Sound Records 2008)www.myspace.com/jeffarobersonPowerful Pentecostal percussion permeates “Break Through Praise” from Jeff Roberson & L.I.F.E.’s Chosen Generation, transforming a churchy reading of a praise & worship themed song into an exciting [...]

From a message on Black Gospel Promo:The McClurkin Family Mourns the Loss of their Beloved Sister, Olivia McClurkin Los Angeles, CA - One of gospel music's most powerful singers, Donnie McClurkin and his family mourns the loss of their sister, Olivia McClurkin. The second oldest sibling of seven children succumbed [...]

...who will become the 44th President of the United States of America!

The Westbrook SingersLive(Independent Release) 2008www.thewestbrooksingers.comBilled as the “Quad Cities’ First Family of Gospel,” the Westbrook Singers – Brenda, Delores, Gary, Cynthia and Larry Jr. – hail from East Moline, Illinois and Community Outreach COGIC. Their lineage includes five living generations, including their father, Bishop Charles B. Westbrook, who is 91 [...]

“Victory is Mine" (Obama Mix)Dorothy NorwoodFrom the forthcoming CD Fifty Years – It’s Been Worth it All (to be released in early 2009)Malaco Recordswww.malaco.com“This is for you, Obama,” gospel legend Dorothy Norwood exclaims as she launches into an exuberant rendition of the beloved congregational song, “Victory is Mine.” Ms. Norwood, [...]

Brenda LoweWaitingAlpha 7 Ministries 1997www.alpha7ministries.comTBGB reviewed Brenda Lowe’s 2002 project, Somebody Somewhere Was Praying for Me, which preceded V.O.W.’s current hit version of the song. But that wasn’t Lowe’s first solo project; in 1997, she released Waiting, also on Minister Randall Ogans' Alpha 7 Ministries label.Waiting is a nine-track CD [...]

“Nobody Cared”Canton Jones From the Arrow Records CD Kingdom Business www.cajointernational.comThis year, we’ve experienced Canton Jones as upbeat and optimistic (“My Day”) and as a humorous social observer (“Hater Day”). “Nobody Cared,” another single from the Kingdom Business CD, explores the singer’s vulnerable side. “I really messed up this time…embarrassed,” [...]

Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago this Sunday morning, November 2, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for the monthly live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That Old Time Religion. NOTE: Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour Sunday at 2:00 a.m.!Not in Chicago? No [...]

The Blind Boys of AlabamaDown in New OrleansTime/Life 2008www.blindboys.comSince its organization nearly seventy years ago, the Happyland Singers (aka Blind Boys of Alabama) has developed from one of many professional quartets appearing at country churches and high school auditoriums for a slice of the widow’s mite to a top gospel [...]