Anthony Heilbut alerted TBGB that Gladys Beamon Gregory, member of the famed Little Lucy Smith Singers, died today.Born in Chicago in 1925, Gregory was a gospel singer's gospel singer. She was a member of the original Lucy Smith Trio from All Nations Pentecostal Church on Chicago's South Side, whose founder [...]
Terrell TaylorHe Is Good – The Live ExperienceTNT Ministries (2012)www.terrelltaylor.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Experience is an ideal description of singer-songwriter Terrell Taylor's music. Possessing a praise and worship sound that evokes Shekinah Glory Ministry, Taylor’s song-scape is designed with the totality of the worship service in mind [...]
Jennifer Mekel and Friends“Destiny” LivePower of Word and Music Ministries (2012)www.jenniferjonesmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogJennifer Mekel duets with skilled producer H. Doobie Powell on Powell's “It Won’t Work.” The single is the energetic and joyful opening number for Mekel's "Destiny" Live. A singer since her toddler days, Mekel [...]
SHEKINAH GLORY MINISTRY MEMBER ANDRE LESTER MOBLEY PASSES AWAY JUST WEEKS BEFORE RELEASE OF PLATINUM-SELLING ENSEMBLE’S NEW “SURRENDER” LIVE CD ON SEPTEMBER 25TH Chicago, IL – Andre Lester Mobley, 46, a founding member of the platinum selling-ensemble, Shekinah Glory Ministry, passed away on August 2nd from blood clot complications. “There are heavy hearts in Shekinah Glory Ministry and the [...]
“I’m Glad I Don’t Look Like What I Been Through!”Bishop Richard “Mr. Clean” White Flow Records (2012)A Gospel Music Workshop of America mainstay, Bishop Richard “Mr. Clean” White lifts a line from the church lexicon to express his testimony, traditional-style. To an insistent and sassy rhythm, White channels an O’Neal Twin [...]
“Turning Around For Me”VaShawn MitchellFrom the forthcoming EMI Gospel CD Created 4 Thiswww.emigospel.com“Turning Around For Me” is rooted firmly in VaShawn Mitchell’s songwriting technique of matching dramatic lyrics with equally dramatic and simple melodies. It is a hushed but intensely-sung ballad of personal and public encouragement. The background vocalists serve as a [...]
Check out the video by Fred Hammond protege Mario Brown. His full project drops September 4, 2012.
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.VaShawn Mitchell, one of gospel’s "triple threats," is gearing up for the August 28 release of his fourth album, Created 4 This. The singer, songwriter, and producer is so excited about the new project that his infectious enthusiasm leaped out of the telephone during his [...]
Gerald Scott & Co.IncredibleHabakkuk Music (2012)www.habakkukmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Jawn Murray calls Gerald Scott & Co.’s music “edgy Sunday morning.” Nowhere is that statement truer than on “God is Good,” a track from the group’s new CD, Incredible. Scott’s duet with the melismatic Claude Deuce opens as an easy to [...]
If you haven't caught an episode of "The Music Box" with Tanya Dallas-Lewis on Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST, you are missing a real treat.Tanya is a gospel artist and a genuine radio personality whose spirit and joy leap out of the speakers. Her guests include today's top gospel artists [...]
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