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Baylor project seeks to preserve old African-American gospelBy GROMER JEFFERS JR./The Dallas Morning Newsgjeffers@dallasnews.com WACO - Deep in the basement of Baylor University's Moody Library, a slightly worn 45 nestled around a high-tech turntable starts to spin, producing a mysterious voice from the past. At Baylor University's Moody library, audio [...]

“God is Good”Regina BelleFrom the forthcoming CD Love Forever ShinesPendulum Records 2008http://www.pendulumrecords.biz/From classical to soul to show tunes to jazz, Regina Belle has sung it all. Now she’s gone back to her roots to record some gospel. The first single to be released from her forthcoming CD Love Forever Shines [...]

From D.A. Johnson of Malaco Records:Jackson, MS. March 24, 2008- On Friday, March 21, 2008, Gospel music lost another legend. Dillard Crume, producer, guitarist and lead singer of the legendary Soul Stirrers passed away after an extended illness.Dillard was born in a small town in Missouri but due to economics [...]

Interpretations of GraceLeAnne PalmorePassion Parts Entertainment 2008www.leannepalmore.comIt’s hard not to fall madly in love with this CD.And this comes from a reviewer who prefers the extremes, the traditional and the ultra-urban gospel sounds, in all of their gutsy rhythm and soul. But one inspirational ballad after another on Interpretations of [...]

Love Forever Shines in Stores May 13First Single “God Is Good” #1 Most Added at Gospel RadioMegaChurch Tour Scheduled for Spring and SummerFrom a press release by: Gwendolyn QuinnRobyn Ryland-SandersGQ Media & Public Relations, Inc.(212) 765-7910GwendolynQuinn@aol.comgqmediapr@yahoo.com(New York, NY – March 10, 2008) – Four-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist REGINA BELLE will [...]

Back At ‘Ya, Lord!Miz TEverybreath Productions 2008http://www.miztgospelcomedienne.com/Tranea’ (known as Miz T) is a very funny lady. She has a comfortable and intimate rapport with her audience, which enjoys listening to her and laughing at the day-to-day situations that, in retrospect, really are pretty darned hilarious.Miz T demonstrates that even something [...]

Attending the world premiere of the Chicago Black Ensemble Theater’s “I Am Who I Am” (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass) last night, I learned that the man whose music and stage persona crowned him the Adonis of soul music had a background steeped in the music of the church.Soul music [...]

“Show Yourself Mighty”Albert Jamison Presents the New York State Mass ChoirFrom the Light Records CD Show Yourself Mighty 2007http://www.light-street.com/Chairman of the Gospel Music Workshop of America and former leader of the Grammy-nominated Triboro Mass Choir, Bishop Albert Jamison is back on the gospel charts with “Show Yourself Mighty.” The title [...]

From a press release. Great to see Chicago's Percy Bady involved in the project!Eighth career release is the follow-up to 2005’s chart-topping, GRAMMY®-winning Purified. Pre-Orders are being accepted on-line.LOS ANGELES, CA–March 3, 2008 - Seven-time GRAMMY® winner CeCe Winans is set to once again share with the world her passion, [...]

The story continues..Hang in there, Pilgrim Baptist!From the website of WGN-AM 720 Chicago:Governor Rod Blagojevich is giving $1 million to the historic Pilgrim Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side, because the initial $1 million grant he pledged to the burned out church mistakenly went somewhere else.Blagojevich says the first $1 [...]