“Try Jesus” shybutseductive26 nude picsTallie From the CD I’m Healed (2011)Tallie Rogers, the sister of Pastor Tim Rogers of the quartet Tim Rogers and the Fellas, evokes the rollicking style of Evelyn Turrentine Agee and Dottie Peoples on her new single, a traditional, sanctified performance called “Try Jesus.” To a [...]
Amazing GraceAaron CohenContinuum 2011http://www.continuumbooks.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.It was January 13, 1972. Gospel music’s reigning queen Mahalia Jackson was sick and near death. Gospel’s grande dame Roberta Martin had passed away three years to the day. In a year, Clara Ward would be gone. A generation of gospel [...]
Music World Gospel Recording ArtistLE’ANDRIA JOHNSON’s CDThe Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson#1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album(6 weeks)AMAZON Daily DealONE DAY ONLYThursday, November 3, 2011www.amazon.com/The-Awakening-Of-Leandria-Johnson/dp/B005J57F9AMp3s will be priced at $3.99
Various ArtistsCoCo Brother presents Gospel Mix Volume VBlacksmoke Music Worldwide (2011)www.mrkerrydouglas.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.CoCo Brother Presents Gospel Mix Volume V is the latest in Kerry Douglas’s mixtape series that is essentially his company's version of WOW Gospel. Two CDs containing a total of 28 tracks represent [...]
Various ArtistsWindy City Gospel, Vol. 2: The Vee Jay Singles 1954-1959Available from http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/and http://www.pewburner.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Opal Nations’ latest limited edition two-CD compilation Windy City Gospel Vol. 2 surveys the earliest gospel singles produced by Chicago's historic Vee Jay Records. As such, the set serves as [...]
“Blow Me Away”Psalmist Doris Stokeshttp://www.dorisastokes.com/Okay, so it’s going to sound like a cliché, but Psalmist Doris Stokes' “Blow Me Away” blew me away. It all works: from the clubby R&B beat and the sassy background vocalists evoking En Vogue to Psalmist Stokes weaving her praise vocals under, around and through [...]
“Hurt Before You Heal”Castro Coleman & Highly Favored From the 4 Winds Records CD Time Out!!! (2009)http://www.malaco.com/No cross, no crown. No pain, no gain. Contemporary quartet Castro Coleman & Highly Favored added another boo-yah shout to the church lexicon: “Hurt Before You Heal.” To a Muscle Shoals-style sweat-sticky soul sensibility [...]
NASHVILLE, TN (October 29, 2011)- The announcement of the 27th Annual Stellar Awards nominees was made during a live telecast on GMC yesterday evening. The special program's hosts were Christian comic Akintunde and Stellar Award-winning gospel artists Trin-i-tee 5:7. They were joined by Isaac Carree, William McDowell, Y'anna Crawley and Brian [...]
Forever JonesGet Ready - Deluxe EditionEMI Gospel (2011)http://www.emigospel.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.They sing! They play! They write songs! They have fantastic stage presence!The “family band” of Forever Jones – originally from Washington State and now living in Shreveport, Louisiana – is a polished, well-disciplined group that bristles with [...]
Monnette Sudler plays "Up Above My Head" at the Sister Rosetta Tharpe Historical Marker Ceremony. This month, an informational marker was placed outside the home where Tharpe lived while in Philadelphia.Thanks to Bob Merz for passing the video along to us.
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