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From Sam Edwards of Friends of Negro Spirituals:John Patton, Lyric TenorFebruary 18, 1930 - April 21, 2005Lyric tenor John Patton, one of the foremost authorities on the Negro Spirituals heritage, died on Thursday, April 21, 2005, at an unknown time, apparently in his apartment in Richmond, California. Patton, who was [...]

CD Review: And the Spirit Moved… Jonathan Blanchard (private pressing)Available at www.jonathanblanchard.comA bass singer and a spiritual is a match made in vocal Heaven. Likely because the lower register is a sonic metaphor for gravity, dignity, and wisdom, it fits nicely with the spirituals’ lyricism and thematic content. In truth, [...]

The following article on The Mighty Clouds of Joy comes from a Black Gospel Promo release, courtesy of EMI Gospel. -- TBGB******It’s not hard to divide the world of Gospel quartet music into categories. In fact, there are really only two. There’s the Mighty Clouds of Joy, and then there’s [...]

Thanks to Cozy Productions, those of us who did not have the good fortune to hear the late Cassietta George perform in person can now experience the next best thing.Cozy recently re-issued the 1979 Audio Arts two-LP set, Cassietta in Concert on CD as Cassietta George Live in Concert at [...]

This message comes to TBGB from Tammy Taylor of Nashville, TN: To Mark and Maurette Clark on the arrival of Jasmine Daniel Clark! Born March 31, 2005 at 6:45 pm. Weighing 6 lbs and 10 oz and 19 inches long! Mother and baby are doing great. Look for Maurette's new [...]

In much the same way as did Moe Asch of Folkways and Orrin Keepnews of Riverside Records, Kevin Nutt is traveling the road less taken with his CaseQuarters imprint. CaseQuarter’s first CD release – God’s Got It, a reissue of the impossible-to-find Booker and Jackson 45s by Reverend Charlie Jackson [...]

An early notice from TBGB that PBS affiliates will be broadcasting Let the Church Say Amen, a documentary on storefront churches throughout the U.S. There promises to be some good gospel music in this documentary, so check the website below to find out when the show is airing in your [...]

As You Are I Must BeCharlene MooreCommitted Records CR101CD2001Having recently complimented Charlene Moore on her inspired keyboard work for Gene Viale's new project, A Light to This World, little did I know that this minister's daughter from the Bay Area was also a gifted vocalist. Sure enough, her project As [...]

"I Know the Lord Will Make a Way" Pastor Alyn E. Wallerfrom CD With His Permission www.alynwallerministries.comFrom the City of Brotherly Love and Germantown's Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church comes the young Pastor Alyn E. Waller, who wraps his formidable vocal chops around Roberta Martin Singer Eugene Smith's quintessential gospel blues, [...]

Another soldier's gone on home. This report is from Elder Mack Mason:March 13, 2005 CHICAGO, IL - It was announced today on several churchradio broadcasts that Herbert Williams, former vocalist with theCosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir, has passed away. Services for Mr. Williams will be held on Thursday, March 17, [...]