Marcel West of Detroit reported to the Journal of Gospel Music that Mr. Cleveland Cole, father-in-law of Dorinda Clark Cole and a musician in his own right, passed away Sunday morning. Marcel adds that Cole was the president of the famous Southwest Michigan State Choir of the Church of God [...]
The Duncanaires: Honey Sykes top row, second from left. I was so dismayed to hear that Delores "Honey" Sykes of the Duncanaires and Thompson Community Singers, has passed away. I spoke with her sometime last month and although she had been on dialysis for some time, there wasn't [...]
Columbia, MD - Habakkuk Music has announced a historic partnership with Central City Productions to release a special compilation album celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The highly anticipated album, Stellar Awards 30th Anniversary 1985-2015 (Habakkuk Music), releases March 31, 2015. The first Stellar Gospel Music Awards [...]
From Donnie McClurkin's Facebook page. First Olivia and now Cheri. Please keep the McClurkin family in your prayers. June 8, 1962 – March 3, 2015 CHERYL “CHERI” MCCLURKIN Los Angeles, CA (March 3, 2015) - The McClurkin Family gathered together today to say farewell to sibling, Cheryl “Cheri” McClurkin who [...]
Congratulations to the following 57th GRAMMY Award recipients: Best Gospel Performance/Song: "No Greater Love" - Smokie Norful Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: "Messengers" - Lecrae feat. For King & Country Best Gospel Album: Help - Erica Campbell Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Run Wild. Live Free. Live Strong. - For [...]
JGM learned from Anthony Heilbut today that Willie James McPhatter, gospel singer-songwriter and accompanist, has died. Originally from Buffalo, New York, McPhatter--the cousin of Clyde McPhatter of the world-famous vocal groups the Dominoes and Drifters--had worked with a number of gospel groups by 1954 when Alex Bradford ("Too Close to [...]
WASHINGTON, DC: Marsha D. Sumner, a native Washingtonian and celebrated local gospel radio announcer for two decades, died on Saturday, January 24, after a brief illness. She was 69. Sumner, who was born on April 20, 1945, attended DC public schools and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School, where [...]
Photo courtesy of Oscar Hayes's Twitter page. Gospel music historian and enthusiast Marcel West of Detroit informed JGM of the passing of Pastor Oscar Hayes. Here is Pastor Hayes's bio, according to his LetsSingIt page: Stellar Award nominee Pastor Oscar Hayes was born October 12, 1967, in Detroit [...]
(LOS ANGELES, CA) -- A celebration of Andraé Crouch's life will take place on Tuesday, January 20th and Wednesday, January 21st at West Angeles Church of God In Christ, located at 3600 Crenshaw Blvd in Los Angeles, California. Both services will be open to the public. Tuesday, January 20, 2015 [...]
30th ANNUAL STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED; SHOW TO BE CO-HOSTED BY DAVID AND TAMELA MANN AND RICKEY SMILEY | Multichannel.
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