“I Know the Lord”Rev. Lawrence Roberts and the Angelic ChoirSavoy 4169 (also on Savoy LP MG 14049)1961And you thought the Angelic Choir was charged up on “Peace Be Still!” Listen to this November 1961 recording, one of the Angelic Choir of Nutley, New Jersey’s first discs, delivering its most joyously [...]
From a press release distributed by JDI Records:Sony BMG Red Distribution, the world leader in the distribution of music and JDI Records, #1 fastest growing gospel record company in the world (Billboard Magazine) have entered into a long-term exclusive distribution deal to distribute JDI’s stellar roster of artists including, 8 [...]
This message comes to TBGB from Al "The Bishop" Hobbs via Tammy Taylor:To the GMWA family and Gospel music lovers everywhere, I have just been informed by the Chairman of the GMWA, Albert L. Jamison, Senior, that our Board Member and beloved President of the Chapter Representatives, Dr. Charles Fold, [...]
From Elder Mack C. Mason's "The Gospel Trade" Monthly Newsletter:Over 150,000 people from around the world will descend on the city of Los Angeles later this month (April 25 - 29) to commemorate the 100 Year Centennial of the 1906 Azusa Street Revival. Although the 312 Azusa building is no [...]
“Walk Around Heaven”Sweet BettyFrom the album Live and Let LiveMusic Maker 2006www.musicmaker.org“Walk Around Heaven All Day” is a gospel music masterpiece recorded in 1964 by the famous Caravans, though it was really a showcase for the solo vocal prowess of Cassietta George. Four decades later, Duluth, Georgia native Sweet Betty [...]
From the Chicago Tribune (3/31/06)History museum's program explores the role of gay men in gospel music and the churchBy Natalie Y. MooreSpecial to the TribunePublished March 31, 2006Growing up in rural North Carolina, E. Patrick Johnson sang in his church choir. Well into his teens, he had a soprano voice [...]
From a press release courtesy of Black Gospel Promo:It is with grief that the Family and Friends of Mr. Lionel Darty inform you of his transition from Labor to Reward, which occurred on Friday, March 24, 2006. Mr. Darty was a partner of Sweet Rain Records and was affectionately known [...]
The Early YearsGene Viale3rd Generation Records 2006www.geneviale.netGene Viale entered the gospel music consciousness in 1964 when James Cleveland overheard him singing Charles Watkins’ “Heartaches” in his trademark delicate-as-a-butterfly-wing tenor. Cleveland immediately found a spot for the young unknown in his Cleveland Singers and recorded Viale singing “Heartaches” with the full [...]
“I’ve Tried”Mighty PilgrimsFinch 1102361971This record is about as close to perfect as any gospel quartet record I’ve ever heard. Each vocal stanza, each achingly beautiful and tight harmony run, each fervent foray into the vocal stratosphere by the lead vocalist are performed with precision while maintaining a mood of easy, [...]
Experience the ImpossibleAustin Family & FriendsJCA Records 2005www.jamesaustinjr.comExperience the Impossible is a locally-produced album by the family and friends of Rev. James C. and Vernesta T. Austin, the pastor and first lady respectively of St. Luke Church of God in Christ in Chicago. Reading COGIC and music in the same [...]
