Schedule for the 28th Chicago Gospel Music Festival
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Apostle Norbert Simmons & the Gospelaires, feat. BoPeep
Apostle Norbert Simmons & the Gospelaires feat. BoPeepGet A Grip On God (2012)www.cdbaby.com/cd/norbertsimmonsthegospelaBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogLarry Frederick of Decatur, Georgia turned TBGB on to Apostle Norbert Simmons and the Gospelaires. Hailing from Deeper Life Church Ministries of Goldsboro, North Carolina, where Simmons is founder and pastor, [...]
Gospel Play: “Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child”
Spare the Rod, Spoil the ChildA Mildred Summerville ProductionDVD: RT 2 hours, 25 minuteswww.JLSummervilleAcademy.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogAnn and Regina McCrary of the McCrary Sisters lead a cast of gospel singers and actors in a DVD presentation of Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child, a gospel musical [...]
TBGB Pick of the Week: June 3, 2013
“Good To Me” Carolyn Traylor Malaco Records (2013) www.malaco.com Carolyn Traylor’s “Good To Me” is a brassy, bluesy declaration of God’s goodness with a beat that will have listeners clapping hands and bobbing heads. It has the right blend of traditional fire and contemporary smoothness. The Greenville, Texas, native is [...]
Kim Jones of foreverJONES on Family’s Reality TV Show
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogLast year, Bounce TV aired A Forever Jones Holiday, a Christmas special featuring the GRAMMY®-nominated family gospel group foreverJONES. Bounce is now set to debut Forever Jones, its first original non-scripted series, Wednesday, June 5, at 9:00 P.M. (ET). Presented by Walmart, the [...]
A Short History of Gospel Music in Chicago
by TBGB's Bob Marovich: http://www.choosechicago.com/blog/post/2013/05/The-History-of-Gospel-Music-in-Chicago/747/
Earl Bynum & the Mount Unity Choir – Live
Bishop K.W. Brown Presents Earl Bynum & the Mount Unity Choir Live Habakkuk Music (2013) www.TheMountUnityChoir.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog The Mount Unity Choir of Virginia’s Mount Lebanon, or “The Mount,” is an archetypal example of the modern church choir. It combines the looseness and swagger [...]
TBGB Laughs: “Why God is an Entrepreneur”
"Why God is an Entrepreneur"By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogGod: “I will create the universe AND rest in seven days.” God’s consultant: “What, are you nuts?!”God’s business partner: “Let’s first form a committee to discuss this idea of yours.”God's marketing department: "Let's first organize a series of focus groups to [...]
“The Battered Woman’s Prayer” – The Allen Family
“The Battered Woman’s Prayer” The Allen Family Sharp Records (2013) www.sharprecordsusa.com “I’ve got this girlfriend, and she came to work with a black eye.”Thus begins “The Battered Woman’s Prayer” by the Allen Family of Liberty, Mississippi. A soft soul selection that explores the dark side of romance, the song focuses [...]
Rev. Gerald Thompson, AIR Recording Artist, Dies
The Malaco Music Group regrets to announce the passing of Atlanta International Records (AIR Gospel) recording artist Rev. Gerald Thompson. Rev. Gerald Thompson had, without a doubt, emerged as one of America’s premier gospel personalities. He wrote, arranged, and recorded such songs as “Everybody Ought To Know Who Jesus Is,” “Your Deliverance [...]
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