Chicago, IL – Funeral services have been confirmed for Cleotha ‘Cleedi’ Staples (a founding member of the pioneering folk-gospel group, The Staple Singers), who died of complications of Alzheimer’s disease, on the morning of February 21, 2013.“We will keep on,” Mavis Staples says of her sisters’ death. “Yvonne and I will continue singing to keep our [...]
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There are several ways to remember Paul Arnold of the Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio:1) Help Circle of Vision Keepers with its Paul Arnold and the Gospelaires tribute compilation project. Whatever your musical genre, share your appreciation of the Gospelaires' music through song and generate funds to help the Dayton community.Go to [...]
Regina Rene (below left) with the Barrett SistersLibra Nicole Boyd of Gospel Music Fever interviews Regina Rene, producer of the Barrett Sisters documentary.Read the interview here: Regina Rene on Gospel Music Fever.Photo Credit: Do It All Productions, LLC
By Bill CarpenterCleotha ‘Cleedi’ Staples, a founding member of the pioneering folk-gospel group, The Staple Singers, has died at the age of 78. She had gracefully battled Alzheimer’s disease for the last decade and passed away peacefully at her Chicago home on the morning of February 21, 2013. Staples was [...]
Half Mile HomeChurch Musik & InspirationSelect-O-Hits/Church Boy Musik (2012)www.halfmilehome.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogLast November, Ohio-based trio Half Mile Home released Church Musik & Inspiration, an album showcasing two sides of their musical style.Member Terence Burton described that style as “Rhythm & Light. We definitely have rhythm, and [...]
Moses Tyson, Jr.Music 2 Remastered & Sacred Organ MusicTYMO Gospel Music (2012)www.facebook.com/OfficialMosesTysonJrBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogGrowing up in his father’s Vallejo, California church, Moses Tyson, Jr. absorbed the sanctified sounds of the Church of God in Christ worship service and exudes them on the Hammond B3. He [...]
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“Tell the World”Lecrae feat. Mali MusicFrom the CD Gravityhttp://reachrecords.com/artists/show/Lecrae“Tell the World” is the latest single from Christian rapper Lecrae’s GRAMMY Award-winning CD, Gravity. To a melodic backdrop and dramatically sung chorus, Lecrae and Mali Music rap that they’ve been saved, been made brand new, by a God who loved them before [...]
The Barrett Sisters sing at thepremiere of their documentaryBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe faithful, many adorned in Valentine’s Day red, gathered at Chicago’s Life Center COGIC yesterday, February 16, for the premiere of Regina Rene’s documentary, The Sweet Sisters of Zion: Delois Barrett Campbell and the Barrett [...]
