Gospel music singer and songwriter Joyce “Dottie” Rambo was killed Sunday morning, May 11, when her tour bus crashed on Interstate 44 near Mount Vernon, Missouri.Rambo was on her way to a Mother’s Day performance in Texas at the time of the crash. According to www.dottierambo.net, the force of high [...]
“Lead Me to the Rock”Rev. Stefanie R. Minatee & JubilationFrom the CD The Launch Out Projecthttp://www.jubilationinc.com/When I reviewed Rev. Stefanie R. Minatee and Jubilation’s The Launch Out Project in November 2006, I commented that “Lead Me to the Rock,” featuring soloist and Stellar Award nominee Min. Nancey Jackson-Johnson, was the [...]
Deborah Smith Pollard, associate professor of English literature and humanities at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, is also a successful gospel concert producer and host of a popular Sunday morning gospel show on Detroit's FM 98 WJLB. Add "author" to her list of accolades.When the Church Becomes Your Party is Pollard's [...]
As the Helen Robinson Youth Chorus sang, "Time is Winding Up!"The 2008 Lighten the Load Gospel Contest is seeking Gospel Choirs that are affiliated with a church and would be interested in submitting music for the contest. The areas in the program are as follows: * Atlanta, GA* Birmingham, AL* [...]
Gospel music authorities Rev. Lawrence Roberts and Gregory Gay informed TBGB that Elmo Franklin, an original member of the Mighty Clouds of Joy of Los Angeles, California, passed from labor to reward last week. Franklin, Willie Joe Ligon, Richard Wallace and Johnny Martin were the four founding members of the [...]
Light Records released two more Gospel Legacy reissue CDs last week, and this time the focus was on the Hawkins Family.In 1968, Edwin Hawkins single-handedly, though quite unexpectedly, changed the sound and expanded the popularity of gospel music with the release of the Northern California State Youth Choir (COGIC) vanity [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, May 4, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for this month’s live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That Old Time Religion.Not in Chicago? No problem. Go to http://www.wluw.org/, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever [...]
Light Records launched their Gospel Legacy reissue series this January with compilations by the Winans Family, Vickie Winans, and Commissioned. The series continues the label’s commitment to introducing classic gospel music tracks from the past three decades to a new generation of listeners, and satisfying announcers and enthusiasts who want [...]
The Spirit of New Orleans Liz McComb GVE 2008 (Available in the US on April 22, 2008 by Sunnyside/Ryko Distribution) www.sunnysiderecords.com Much has been made of the symbiotic relationship between blues and gospel music, but as Liz McComb’s The Spirit of New Orleans demonstrates, there’s an equally strong lineage between [...]
The article below appeared in the Pioneer Press, April 16, 2008.NOTE: On Saturday, May 24, TBGB Founder and Radio Host Bob Marovich will present some of his research findings on the history of gospel music in Chicago at the Blues and the Spirit symposium:Saturday, May 24, 2008:11:45 am-12:45pm (Lunch Break [...]
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