“Rough Side of the Mountain”Rev. F.C Barnes & Rev. Janice BrownConsolating Sound (AIR) 1983“Rough Side of the Mountain” was an early home run for then-fledgling, now major indie Atlanta International Records (AIR), when the company was doing business under the Consolating Sound imprint. The recording’s irresistible sing-along chorus and windshield-wiper [...]
From The Hollywood Reporter -- January 19, 2006. pussy curiousnc79TBGB NOTE: Wilson Pickett's gospel career, which has been glossed over in much of the reporting on his death today, included a short stint with an early iteration of the Violinaires; Pickett can be heard with the quartet on its 1957 [...]
From The Belle Report: January 17, 2006Legendary Caravans To Be Inducted Into The Hall of FameAt 14th Annual American Gospel Quartet ConventionJanuary 21, 2006 at the East Birmingham Church of God in Christ (COGIC)by Bil CarpenterOn Saturday, January 21, 2006, the 14th Annual American Gospel Quartet Convention (AGQC) will induct [...]
Read about and hear the excellent story Michele Norris of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" did on the legacy of Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church, which fell victim to a devastating fire last week. Featured guest on the January 12, 2006 NPR segment is Robert Darden, author of the gospel [...]
"Born Blessed"Jimmy Hicks and the Voices of IntegrityFrom the CD Born BlessedWorldwide Music, Inc. 2006This traditional gospel track has swagger! The lead vocalists strut vocally around a choir whose flamboyant, broad-brush strokes of sound are what happens when you combine the enthusiasm of a downhome church chorus with the dramatic [...]
TBGB: Contributions to help Pilgrim Baptist Church rebuild can be sent to:Pilgrim Baptist Church, c/o Amalgamated Bank, 1 W. Monroe, Chicago 60603Upbeat congregation vows to rebuild January 8, 2006From the Chicago Sun-TimesBY DAVE NEWBART Staff Reporter AdvertisementA congregation that just lost its 115-year-old landmark building could be grim at the [...]
The story below comes from ABC News, January 6, 2006.TBGB adds that the funeral of Thomas A. Dorsey's wife Nettie and infant son Thomas Jr. was held at Pilgrim in 1932. Months later, Dorsey would write the now-standard gospel hymn, "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" as a response to his [...]
The story below comes from the New York Times: January 7, 2006. TBGB adds that Rawls' earliest foray into pop music came not too long after Sam Cooke's, in 1958 with the Pilgrim Travelers, when the gospel quartet recorded as The Travelers for Andex Records. Rawls' unmistakable cry-tinged voice leads [...]
“Be There”The Williams BrothersFrom the CD Greatest Hits PlusBlackberry 2005www.blackberryrecords.comThe Williams Brothers are among a handful of traditional gospel artists whose releases continue to make the singles chart, and “Be There” demonstrates that the quartet is still quite capable of cranking out hits. “Be There” is a Plus title from [...]
The Vessel – Serita Campbell3G Records 2005Serita Campbell’s nickname “Versityle” fits her well. The Vessel, the fourth and latest CD from Serita Campbell, a Milwaukee-based singer, songwriter, producer, and now president of her own label, 3G Records, is all about musical versatility. Imagine Mary J. Blige or Lauryn Hill singing [...]
