By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.What if your early vocal training came under the tutelage of Jessie Mae Renfro Sapp?For those unfamiliar with the great Madame Sapp, her trumpeting voice places her alongside fellow COGIC singers Ernestine Washington and Emily Bram Bibby as a candidate for Most Powerful Gospel [...]
“Yes”Lil’ Blair and the Fantastic HeirsFrom the CD Yes (2011)4 Winds Records/Malaco Recordshttp://www.malaco.com/On the melodic walking-tempo “Yes,” written by Darrell Luster, Titus “Lil’ Blair” Stallworth leads the high-harmony Fantastic Heirs while pleading with the Lord to bestow discipleship upon him. That could mean preach, pray, “teach someone about the promises [...]
Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day is the second installment in T.D. Jakes' eponymous Woman Thou Art Loosed! film franchise. The film will be released on April 13, 2012 in select AMC independent™ locations nationwide. See the trailer below:
LaTosha Brown gospelizes the spiritual, "I Know I've Been Changed," and garners more than a million hits on YouTube. See for yourself:
A new track by Mary Mary: Go Get It
Brian Courtney WilsonSo ProudMusic World Gospel (2012)www.musicworldgospel.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Without a doubt, Brian Courtney Wilson is one of gospel’s best new balladeers. His soulful way with a song places him alongside fellow sacred crooners Bebe Winans and Rev. Paul Morton.So Proud is Wilson’s second CD (technically [...]
Isaac Simpson & Divine ProvidenceThe ProcessSoulStride Records/EMI Gospel (2012)http://www.isaacsimpson.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Isaac Simpson is not afraid to say that he has been through some rough experiences in his lifetime.On The Process, a live recording made in Columbus, Ohio, the singer-songwriter and his group Divine Providence, or DP, convert their sorrows and [...]
“He Keeps His Promise”Angela SpiveyFrom the forthcoming Innovative Records CDHe Keeps His Promise (available April 2012)“Princess of Gospel” Angie Spivey hails from Chicago’s west side, where you have to possess some serious gospel lungs to be heard above the urban din. Her latest single, “He Keeps His Promise,” is as [...]
“Getting Us Ready”Memphis Harmonizerswww.myspace.com/thememphisharmonizersTornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, even “hijacking at the gas pump” are signs of the coming of the Great Day, sing the Memphis Harmonizers. It’s Jesus getting us ready, the quartet adds, and not everyone is going to think the Great Day is so great. That means you, liars and gamblers.The [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Myron Butler is an award-winning singer, songwriter, worship leader and producer. He spent time with TBGB recently to talk about his latest CD, Worship, released last month on EMI Gospel. Born in Bradenton, Florida, the Baptist-bred Butler’s first taste of gospel music came, naturally, in church. [...]
