RIP: Jo Jo Wallace, Guitarist, Singer with the Sensational Nightingales; also wrote “The Twist”
Jo Jo Wallace, the famed guitarist and quartet singer, passed from earthly labor to heavenly reward on May 7, 2025, at age 98.
Two Losses for the Detroit Gospel Music Community: Ronald J. Kelly and Bishop Earl J. Wright Jr.
The Thomas Whitfield Company and the Detroit gospel family lost tenor singer Ronald J. Kelly and keyboardist extraordinaire Bishop Earl Jerome Wright, Jr. in the space of mere days.
Homegoing Details for Bishop Dr. Barbara Ann Ward Farmer
Celebration of Life Details for Bishop Dr. Barbara Ann Ward Farmer
RIP Bishop Dr. Barbara Ward Farmer
Gregory Gay passed along the sad news of the passing of Bishop Dr. Barbara Ward Farmer today, April 5, 2025.
RIP Huey Williams of the Jackson Southernaires
By Robert M. Marovich Darrell Luster of Malaco Music Group informed JGM today that Huey Williams of the famed gospel quartet the Jackson Southernaires, passed away today, March 24, 2025. He was 86. Here is a biography of the Jackson Southernaires that I wrote for the Malaco Music Group website [...]
DOE Wins First GRAMMY Award for Heart of a Human Album
DOE EARNS HER FIRST GRAMMY AWARD - BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE 67TH GRAMMY AWARDS (Nashville, TN) - February 4, 2025 - Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and worship leader DOE JONES won her first GRAMMY Award, marking a major milestone in her already celebrated career. The [...]
The 67th GRAMMY Awards: Winners in the Gospel Categories
List of the GRAMMY winners in the Gospel categories at the 67th GRAMMY Awards, February 2, 2025.
RIP: Rodessa Barrett Porter, the Last of the Original Barrett Sisters
Rodessa Barrett Porter, the last of the original Barrett Sisters, passed away December 16, 2024, one day after her 94th birthday.
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