Gospel Music

John Redmon & FriendsFaith, Love & Unity, Volume 1Reaching Records (2009)http://www.reachingrecords.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.John Redmon founded Reaching Records in Oakland, California in 1994. His 2009 compilation, Love, Faith & Unity, Volume 1, was a 9th Annual Independent Music Award nominee.The compilation traverses gospel, CCM, R&B, and hip [...]

Take 6OneShanachie (2012)www.shanachie.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.“It only takes one,” according to the single, but it takes Take 6 to produce the percussive and polyphonic vocal harmonies that give the song, and the group’s latest album, its distinctive vibe.The GRAMMY-winning Take 6 celebrate their 25th anniversary as [...]

“Thank You”Roy and Revelation4 Winds Records (2011)www.royandrevelation.comIn the early 1960s, such vocal groups as the Isley Brothers and the Contours borrowed liberally from gospel to build their soul dynamism in sound, rhythm and choreography.  Roy (Ladson, Jr.) and Revelation, a young quartet from South Carolina, collects the interest by injecting [...]

Everett Drake Amen Goes Right There Dherico Music (2011) www.everettdrake.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Amen Goes Right There is the debut solo CD of Everett Drake, a Nashville singer-songwriter and long-time vocalist for the popular Bobby Jones television program. A former member of the famed Johnson [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Christian rapper FLAME saw his latest CD, The 6th, debut at the number one spot on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart immediately after its release March 6.  FLAME talked with TBGB about The 6th and his life in Christian rap and hip hop.TBGB: Take us to the beginning [...]

“Speechless”Anita WilsonFrom the EMI Gospel CD Worship Soul (2012)www.emigospel.comChicago’s Anita Wilson describes the praise ballad “Speechless” as a “slow jam” that expresses how she adores God, even when all she can do is wave her hands.  But Wilson has a voice here and, backed by strong musicians and background vocalists, she [...]

Smokie NorfulOnce In a LifetimeEMI Gospel (released April 3, 2012)www.emigospel.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Ten years ago, Smokie Norful emerged as one of the most talented male vocalists in modern gospel music.  His breakout hit “I Need You Now” made its way onto the playlists of urban contemporary stations [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.The GRAMMY Award-winning a cappella group Take 6 is celebrating its 25th year in the recording business by releasing a new album with an old sound. The group's new CD, One (Shanachie), includes gospel and jubilee songs done originally by classic quartets such as the Selah Jubilee Singers, [...]