Gospel Music

Darryl Henry – Relationships

2014-07-21T21:52:14-05:00September 27th, 2012|

Darryl HenryRelationshipsRhema Records, Inc.www.DarrylHenry.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Sacred love songs are the rage these days. Fred Hammond’s recent two-disc Love, God & Romance put it all in perspective.  Kevin Levar’s wedding-day ballad, “We’re Just Getting Started,” was made into a single.  The most popular essay on TBGB is [...]

Troy Sneed – All Is Well

2014-07-21T21:52:14-05:00September 26th, 2012|

Troy SneedAll Is WellEmtro Records (2012)www.troysneed.netBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.If, to paraphrase the subtitle of Anthony Heilbut’s The Gospel Sound, gospel music is good news in bad times, Troy Sneed’s All Is Well fits the definition.Snuggled in on Sneed's new album, among a handful of songs expressing [...]

Apostle Ronnie “Diamond” Hoard – All About Hymn

2014-07-21T21:52:14-05:00September 22nd, 2012|

Apostle Ronnie “Diamond” HoardAll About Hymn – Guitar Jazz (2012)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIn the liner notes to All About Hymn - Guitar Jazz, Apostle Ronnie “Diamond” Hoard writes that he “finally stepped from behind the mic to infuse traditional hymns with smooth contemporary jazz.”That is exactly [...]

“So Good” – Half Mile Home

2014-07-21T21:52:14-05:00September 21st, 2012|

“So Good”Half Mile HomeFrom the forthcoming CDChurch Musik & Inspiration (release date: November 6, 2012)Billy Preston may be gone but his spirit lives on in “So Good,” the latest single by Ohio’s own gospel ensemble Half Mile Home.  The group takes Preston’s 1974 “Nothing From Nothing” and, while retaining its funkiness, [...]

Harriet Vanderpool – I Can…

2014-07-21T21:52:14-05:00September 19th, 2012|

Harriet VanderpoolI Can…Tate Music Group (2010)www.tatemusicgroup.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Virginia-born Harriet Vanderpool is a praise and worship leader for Victory Life Ministries in Chesapeake, Virginia.  She has also spent time directing choirs and singing on the stage.  I Can... is her latest solo project.The album opens with [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: September 17, 2012

2014-07-21T21:52:14-05:00September 17th, 2012|

“Gotta Praise Him (Sing Hallelujah)”Laird Sillimon & CovenantFrom the Sillimon Sound CD The One Godwww.sillimonsound.comLaird Sillimon & Covenant offer an uptempo choir number like they used to do ‘em: a class-A tambourine-shaker and hand-clapper, with the vibrant Nichole Evans on lead vocals. When Evans lets out a “Whew!” at the end, [...]

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