He Changed MeDr. Bobby Jones presents Renee Spearman and PrezJDI Records 2008www.jdirecords.comGospel Music Workshop of America Duo of the Year Renee Spearman and Eugene “Prez” Blackmon II enjoyed a very strong presence on the Billboard gospel album chart with their 2004 Celebrate, and are back with He Changed Me. This [...]
“Here in Me”DeLeonFrom the CD Here in MeDemari Entertainment/Arrow Records 2008www.deleonmusic.comThe Grammy and Stellar-nominated singer, songwriter and actress DeLeon Richards Sheffield is back in the spotlight with a gospel CD titled Here in Me, released on her new Demari Entertainment imprint and distributed by Arrow Records.The title track is an [...]
From the Longview (TX) News-Journal's website, www.news-journal.com:Friends remember Templeton as mentor to area musiciansBy CHRISTINA LANEThe Longview chapter of the Texas Mass Choir has postponed a concert indefinitely as friends and family mourn the death of the chapter president, the Rev. Eddie Templeton."He was a Godly, loving man," said his [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, October 5, 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 www.wluw.org, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever [...]
Music Is My Way of LifeDwight & the Sweet Singing SoulsQuartet Boyz Records 2008Dwight Gordon is a quartet singer and guitarist who in the past three decades has worked with the likes of the Mighty Clouds of Joy, the Williams Brothers, and with his own group, the Racy Brothers. He [...]
Brenda LoweSomebody Somewhere was Praying for MeAlpha 7 Ministries 2002www.alpha7ministries.comAfter the recent release of the heartwarming “Somebody Somewhere” by V.O.W. (JDI Records) and our review of the choir’s single and full album, Minister Randall Ogans of the Alpha 7 Ministries label in Fairfield, California contacted TBGB. Had I known about [...]
Talk about a testimony. Renee masturbationFrom 1996 to 2006, former Christianaires member Paul Porter fought the battle of his life. Developing a blood clot on his brain at age 34, the singer lost much of his physical functioning. “I lost my vision, I couldn’t walk,” Porter told The Black Gospel [...]
"Serve Nobody But You"Nathaniel & NecyFrom Truly Anointed (WOGG Records 2008)http://cdbaby.com/cd/nathanielnecyFrom Denver via Chicago, Minister Nathaniel and Evangelist Lucille “Necy” Drinkard are a singing couple known simply as Nathaniel & Necy. Their single, "Serve Nobody But You" from Truly Anointed, the duo's debut CD on WOGG Records, sounds like it [...]
Anointed for PurposeJai ReedTLR/Fontana 2007www.myspace.com/jaireedtheartistIt takes a really gusty artist to start a solo project with an acappella track. It’s the aural equivalent of the dreaded Hollywood close-up, exposing every imperfection.But Jai (Jabial) Reed has nothing to worry about. There are no imperfections on his exceptional album, Anointed for Purpose. [...]
It's no secret that former RCA artist and Broadway songstress Heather Headley has a gospel CD coming out this fall on EMI Gospel. She is a "PK," after all!What is surprising is that an intrepid YouTuber caught the lovely Trinidadian performing one of the songs from the project, "I Wish," [...]
