Ricky Dillard and New GKeep LivingLight Records (2011)http://www.eonemusic.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Bursting on the scene in 1990 with the explosive and vocally aerobic “More Abundantly,” a song every choir subsequently learned to sing, Ricky Dillard and New G continue to inject contemporary lit with old-fashioned church spirit [...]
Dr. Bobby Jones presents Dorothy Norwood with the Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award at the 27th Annual Stellar Awards Saturday, January 14.Photo Credit: Moses Robinson / Courtesy of Central City Productions & The FrontPage Firm
“Right Where You Are”Kersten Stevens feat. Alicia OlatujaFrom the forthcoming CD Inspire Mehttp://www.kerstenstevens.com/Violinist Kersten Stevens, gospel’s answer to Jean-Luc Ponty, ran a successful campaign to fund her latest CD, Inspire Me. She has released a couple of preview tracks, one of which is “Right Where You Are.” It is a gentle, [...]
James A. Willis, Jr. & Nu PrazeI’ll Praise HimW.M. Music, Inc. & Assurance Ministries (2011)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.If you hear a big sound coming out of Oklahoma City, it’s James Willis & Nu Praze. On its new CD, I’ll Praise Him, the energetic mixed ensemble sings [...]
By Bob Marovich of The Black Gospel Blog.You will want to respond with, “No doubt, Dick Tracy,” when I say that gospel music is changing once again, but when the Stellar Awards gives a “grand old man” tribute to John P. Kee and features gospel hip hop during the program, [...]
“All Is Well”Troy SneedEmtro Records 2012www.emtro.comGospel singer-songwriter Troy Sneed always has a nice, easy way with a song.“All is Well” is the Emtro Records label owner’s latest effort. In a conversational singing style with occasional launches well above the stave (a la Earnest Pugh), Sneed relates the many troubles that [...]
The Tennessean offers an excellent recap of the Stellar Awards.Read it here: Stellar Awards.
Seems like the weekend of the 27th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards in Nashville was one of the busiest in the show's history. Music showcases, recognition programs and gospel performances were numerous, building up to the Saturday evening taping of the Awards show at the Grand Ole Opry. Here are [...]
Juan Santiago & Uninhibited PraiseUltimate Worship Experience: LiveThe Naro Group (2011)www.NAROGRP.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Live praise and worship albums remind me of the album-oriented prog rock of the 1970s, when groups filled an entire side of an album with an improvisational jam. The long-play format gave musicians [...]
Robert Jamison and VictorySpeak Myself FreeRJM Publishing, LLC (2011)www.robertjamisonandvictory.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Robert Jamison was inspired to establish the gospel ensemble Robert Jamison and Victory in 2009 after the death of his mother, Mrs. Annetta Ballew Haygood. She loved traditional gospel music and even accompanied Rev. James [...]
