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The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, ALSinging Songs of PraiseCaseQuarter 2007www.aumfidelity.com/casequarter.htmlFor every gospel quartet that made a record, even if it was only a vanity single, there are a dozen quartets that never even stepped into a recording studio. That doesn't mean that only the best quartets made it on vinyl. On [...]

By JON PARELESPublished: May 4, 2007 in the New York TimesJ. Robert Bradley, whose deep, swooping, octave-leaping voice and charismatic presence made him one of the most important figures in gospel music, died yesterday in Nashville. He was 87.The cause was complications of diabetes, said Anthony Heilbut, the author of [...]

Bob Laughton informed TBGB today that Clara Walker, formerly of the Gospel Redeemers, died this past Sunday in New York. In the 1960s, Walker had her own gospel record label, Clar-Mar, releasing her own music and that of other gospel artists.The Heavenly Choir just got another stone singer. Our sympathies [...]

Hello, gospel music fans everywhere! Gospel Memories airs live this Sunday, May 6 from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time US on Chicago's WLUW 88.7 FM, and streams live at www.wluw.org. Highlights of Gospel Memories' Sixth Anniversary Show:-- Last month, Chicago's Roberts Temple COGIC (left; source: Chicago Defender) received landmark [...]

Be StillDesmond PringleMagnum Opus Entertainment 2006www.magnumopusent.comDesmond Pringle brings James Cleveland back!Well, not physically, but on his latest CD Be Still, the Chicago-based gospel crooner manipulates the mixing board to sing a duet with the late King James, just as Natalie sang "Unforgettable" with her father Nat, and Hank Williams, Jr. [...]

TBGB thanks Tammy Taylor (www.oneentity.com) for passing on this sad news.Mildred Clark, of the famed Mildred Clark & KC Melody-Aires, passed away this week.Ms. Clark had been suffering from cancer. She went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 21, 2007.The Melody-Aires were popular in the Midwest during [...]

TBGB thanks David April, host of the Philadelphia-based radio show "The Gospel Train" (WRDV-FM), for providing the following press release. Be sure to check out David's show at www.wrdv.org. PHILADELPHIA, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mr. James B. Davis, founding member and patriarch of the world-famous gospel group, the Dixie Hummingbirds, [...]

I Never Lost My Praise – LiveTramaine HawkinsGospocentric Records/Zomba Label Group 2007www.gospocentric.comAt the beginning of her new live recording, Tramaine Hawkins is introduced as the “greatest female voice to ever sing gospel music.” Such hyperbole probably makes Tramaine blush, since that eliminates other towering giants of the genre such as [...]

TBGB received this press release from Black Gospel Promo, and passes along its deepest sympathies to Kayla's family and friends. Too young, too young...Kayla Parker - Tolbert's remarkable talent has earned her an enviable place on the modern musical landscape. Her music was part of the funeral of Coretta Scott [...]

For those who have contacted me to learn whether James Davis, longtime member of the Dixie Hummingbirds has passed, I have confirmed that he died on Tuesday, April 17. The funeral will be on Friday, April 27 in Philadelphia. I will post more details as I receive them.In the photo, [...]