Now here's a great idea, in the tradition of the Music Maker Relief Foundation, the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, HART (Handy Artists Relief Trust) for blues musicians, and others...The Gospel Music Trust Fund (GMTF) was established "to supply to those who have made lasting contributions to gospel music, emergency assistance [...]
Dr. Debra B. Morton, Pastor of The Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church in New Orleans, and Co-Pastor of the church's Atlanta location with her husband, Bishop Paul S. Morton, took time from her many responsibilities to talk with The Black Gospel Blog about her church upbringing and latest [...]
Stellar-nominated gospel singer Tracy Worth of South Suburban Chicago has an alter ego. On Sundays (and other days) you can catch her singing the glory down, and on Monday, she can help you find the information you need at the public library.Read more about Tracy's dual careers, and a hint [...]
Sent by a TBGB reader to all of you:We are praying for a speedy recovery from heart leaky valve surgery for Bishop Billy Bowers, to whom Lyndon Jones of the Dixie Hummingbirds spoke with on Tuesday. The surgery took place at 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning. We pray that the [...]
Albert Jamison Presents The New York State ChoirShow Yourself MightyLight Records 2007www.lightrecords.comIt seems appropriate that during midweek of the 41st Gospel Music Workshop of America we review the latest project by GMWA's Chairman, Bishop Albert L. Jamison, Sr. Many of you will remember Bishop Jamison's earlier work with the Triboro [...]
Pastor Gregg Patrick & the Bridge ProjectCrossOverTyscot Records 2008www.tyscot.comCrossOver may be Pastor Gregg Patrick and the Bridge Project's debut CD, but make no mistake: Patrick has been in the choir biz for some time. Fact is, he was among the early members of the Gospel Music Workshop of America and [...]
Outloud!Spensha BakerGeffen Records 2008www.spenshaonline.comSpensha Baker is fifteen years old, but her voice is twenty-one.I don't mean twenty-one in a Broadway-musical-belter sort of way, I mean an extraordinarily gifted singer who in her vocal curlicues and breath support demonstrates that she has training as well as talent. One can tell from [...]
“Hater Day” Canton JonesFrom Kingdom BusinessArrow Records 2008www.myspace.com/therealcantonjones Canton Jones earns the Pick of the Week again.On "Hater Day," young gospel hip hop phenom Jones of Deerfield Beach, Florida reminds us of the Golden Rule and applies the “turn the other cheek” philosophy to the 21st Century. He urges us [...]
Image of a ManMarvin Winans, Jr.M2 Entertainment 2008 (release date: September 30, 2008)www.m2entertainment.comMarvin Winans Jr. is going places. The son of gospel stars Marvin Winans Sr. and Vickie Winans (how can you not have talent when you have these two as parents?), Winans was a member of the young Winans [...]
The National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses closed out its 75th Anniversary Friday night, August 8, with rousing choral numbers by the Thomas A. Dorsey Mass Choir, special guest appearances by Chicago artists and congregational singing of Dorsey classics.A special treat was the introduction of Dr. Lena Johnson McLin, [...]
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