Legendary Singing Stars Carry on Legacy of Fallen Founder
Legendary Singing Stars Carry on Legacy of Fallen Founder
Damion Murrill of The Murrills Goes Solo: A TBGB Interview
“Kingdom Come”Damion Murrill & SiloamDivinity Music Group, LLC (2013)www.DamionMurrill.comDamion Murrill’s music apprenticeship as a member of Donald Lawrence’s Tri-City Singers is evident on “Kingdom Come,” a walk-tempo ballad that interprets the line from The Lord’s Prayer as our empowerment, as heirs of the Kingdom, to realize the bounties of heaven [...]
Greg Kot’s “I’ll Take You There” Chronicles Life and Times of the Staple Singers
I’ll Take You There: Mavis Staples, The Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom’s HighwayGreg KotScribner (308 pages, illustrations)Release date: January 21, 2014By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogGiven the Staple Singers’ immeasurable impact on American popular music, it’s surprising a book-length examination of their career wasn’t completed twenty [...]
TBGB Pick of the Week: January 20, 2014
“Bigger Than All”SignatureBirmingham Entertainment/Epic Entity Music GroupAvailable on iTunes and other digital media outlets Birmingham, Alabama gave us Denita Gibbs and now delivers Signature, a sister trio whose “Bigger Than All” is a lovely pop gospel ballad with impeccable timing, a memorable melody, and infectious chorus.From the opening lines, “Bigger Than [...]
Father of Gospel Singer Tasha Cobbs Dies
Gospel Music Fever's Libra Nicole Boyd reports that Bishop Fritz Cobbs, father of Stellar Award-winning Tasha Cobbs, passed away. A sad ending to Tasha's celebratory Stellar Awards weekend. Keep the family uplifted in prayer.Read the story here: Bishop Fritz Cobbs
Quick Recaps of Stellar Awards Weekend
Kirk Franklin's composition "Take Me to the King" took singer Tamela Mann to the podium to receive the Artist of the Year accolade during yesterday evening's Stellar Awards show in Nashville, Tennessee. Best Artist of the Year was just one of several Stellars that Mann, whose "Take Me to the [...]
Marcia Nurse of Brand X Media Garners First Stellar Award
We at TBGB congratulate Jacksonville, Florida's Marcia Nurse of Brand X Media, on winning her first Stellar Award. She won "Music Video of the Year" for producing Anthony Brown & group therAPy's "Testimony," and received her honor at Friday's Stellar Awards Pre-Show. It is always a treat to see talented, dedicated individuals get [...]
Byron Cage Signs with Inspired People
Chicago, IL – January 17, 2014 – This time last year Pastor Charles Jenkins and his choir, Fellowship Chicago, were heading into Stellar Awards weekend with an incredible eight nominations. It was an exciting time as they ultimately walked away with five wins including Song of the Year, CD of [...]
Supreme 7 – From the Heart
Supreme 7From the HeartLowRush Records (2012)www.lowrush.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe Supreme 7 of Jacksonville, Florida likes the old time way and makes no bones about it. On the hip-slapping, “The Old Time Way,” a crowd-pleaser that opens their 2012 album, From the Heart, the group recalls a [...]
“(Go Back to the) Old Time Way” – Tim Dillinger feat. Steffin Phifer
“(Go Back to the) Old Time Way”Tim Dillinger feat. Steffin PhiferFrom the Suxxess Records album The Baton: 1985www.timdillinger.comReleased to radio earlier this week, Tim Dillinger’s “(Go Back to the) Old Time Way” is a rollicking praise break, complete with sanctified rhythm, urban AC bass, and a vamp straight outta vintage [...]
