Tracy RandallTroubled TimesLavish Records/Tate Music Group (2012)www.iamtracyrandall.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogSinger-songwriter Tracy Randall is a “gangsta fo’ Jesus.”On “Gangsta Fo’ Jesus,” from his sophomore CD Troubled Times, Randall tells the listener he represents Jesus because His love and care demand respect and undying service. Baby Stone raps [...]
Fairfax Station, VA: Tanya Dallas-Lewis, Stellar and Dove Award nominee, host of The Music Box on Blog Talk Radio, and friend of TBGB, recently inked a distribution deal with INgrooves-Fontana via GospoFella Entertainment/Indie Extreme. This year has been a whirlwind of blessings for Tanya as she launches into the next chapter of her ministry, [...]
“God Has Been So Good To Me”Brooklyn All Stars4 Winds Records (2013)www.malaco.comThe Brooklyn All Stars testify that they may not have “a lot of money in the bank...or drive a Mercedes Benz,” but God woke them up this morning and told Old Man Death to leave them alone--they have more [...]
“He’ll Carry You”Mississippi Mass Choir feat. Luther BarnesFrom the Malaco CD ...Then Sings My Soul (2013)www.malaco.comTBGB’s February 2011 prediction came to pass: “He’ll Carry You” by the Mississippi Mass Choir is a single.Led by Luther Barnes of the Sunset Jubilaires, “He’ll Carry You” is a simmering church wrecker of the highest [...]
“I Am Yours”GC3From the CD Breakthrough (released April 27, 2013)www.gcmuziq.comGC3’s “I Am Yours” is a simple P&W mantra of discipleship, hypnotic in atmosphere, led with passion (and evangelistic fervor in parts) while the music alternates between gentle and stirring. The harmonies are silky and mellow.Based out of Tampa, Florida, GC3 [...]
Los Angeles, CA - Under the vision and direction of Walt Whitman Jr. and E-Tre Productions (Eugene Bush), Soul Stories is a series of short films inspired by some of the life-changing circumstances that the Grammy Award-winning Walt Whitman & The Soul Children of Chicago have witnessed and experienced over [...]
Tim DillingerThe Baton: 1985Suxxess Records (2013)www.timdillinger.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogTim Dillinger blends his affection for, and knowledge of, traditional gospel with a commitment to gritty urban inspirational music on The Baton: 1985. The result is a mélange of hip hop swagger, rock, electronica, audio samples, and praise [...]
One 4 ChristIn True Worship (2013)One 4 Christ and DA’Vine Destiny Entertainmentwww.one4christ.netBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogOne 4 Christ is a full-throated Chicago-based choir of nearly fifty voices. Founded by Sharon R. Bouie and under the musical direction of Derral J. AndersonJr., the ensemble toggles between worship team [...]
“Captured By You”Revival TrainFrom the Tate Music Group CD Living for a Causewww.revivaltrain.tmgartist.comTBGB goes international once again this week. The Pick of the Week comes from a family group called Revival Train from Lagos, Nigeria.The group consists of the family matriarch, Veronica Alkali, and her children: Sunny, Ralph, Susan, and Michael. Singing [...]
Henrietta TelfairI’m YoursT Records (2013)www.HenriettaTelfair.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogInside the unassuming jewel case of Henrietta Telfair’s I’m Yours is the work of a talented vocalist who can soothe like the Balm of Gilead in one moment and roust folk from their reverie in the next.Jacksonville, Florida’s Telfair [...]
