Gospel Music

Wintley PhippsMy Greatest RomanceCoral Records (2011)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.For Trinidad and Tobago native Wintley Phipps, his greatest romance is with his God.That statement sets the mood for his latest album, My Greatest Romance, which consists of love songs to God, or as he infers on the [...]

Dr. Andrew Cheairs & the SongbirdsMakeoverEmmanuel Records (2011)http://www.drcheairs-songbirds.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On his new CD Makeover, Dr. Andrew Cheairs sings with the gut-wrenching intensity of a man given a second chance.And he was.Shortly before Christmas 2010, Rev. Cheairs was involved in an automobile accident and suffered a [...]

“It’s Amazing”Kenny AndrewsFrom the New Creation Records CD New Creature (2011)http://www.kennyandrews.com/From Spokane, Washington, Kenny Andrews is the son of First Lady Doris and Rev. Dr. Chester Andrews, the latter a member of the Golden Echoes quartet. In 2007, after a career singing pop music, Andrews rededicated his singing to God and, [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Think of Judith Christie McAllister and chances are "praise and worship" comes to mind.  After all, she's known as the "First Lady of Praise & Worship."But as McAllister explained to TBGB shortly after the release of her new CD, Sound the Trumpet (Shanachie), her musical roots are [...]

“Magnify Him”Rev. Timothy Wright & Michelle PratherFrom the Tymo Gospel Music CD: The Gospel Music Celebration Pt. 2: Tribute to Bishop G.E. Patterson (available October 4, 2011)“Magnify Him” is the last recorded performance of Rev. Timothy Wright, but any tears of sorrow are wiped away when Wright and Michelle Prather [...]

“In Spite of My Sins”Gospel DaytonairesOn the Gospel Now Volume 2 Compilationhttp://www.gospelnow.net/The Gospel Daytonaires were formed in Orlando, Florida in early 1988 but on “In Spite of My Sins,” they deliver a sound that predates their founding. The drive-tempo track feels culled from a 1970s 45 rpm: the hard-singing lead [...]

Various ArtistsSlingShot 2011 SoundtrackStrike the Rock Entertainmenthttp://www.striketherockentertainment.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.“We’re a new generation…we say it loud!”So announces talented newcomer Bria Manaway on “Say it LOUD,” the initial single from the SlingShot 2011 Soundtrack. And she does, they do, and the result is impressive.According to what sounds [...]