“Nobody’s Fault But Mine”Henry HorneFrom the forthcoming Individuality Entertainment CD My House(CD scheduled for release in January 2012)Single available at: henryhorne.bandcamp.com“Nobody’s Fault But Mine” was written, produced and sung by Philadelphia-born Henry Horne, who founded the R&B group T.H.S., aka The Horne Section. The single finds Horne in his prayer [...]
“Tell God Yes”Levi StewartGoldstreet Gospel Entertainment (2011)www.goldstreetgospel.comNewcomer record label Goldstreet Gospel seems to have its finger on the pulse of some great gospel singers.From Todd Dulaney to Jamie Simond and Kevin Gray – and when on earth will church-wrecking vocalist Isalena’s music be released? – they have a solid roster [...]
Various ArtistsWOW Gospel WorshipEMI Gospel/EMI Christian Music Group/Word Entertainment/Verity (2011)http://www.wowgospelonline.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.The long-running WOW Gospel Series, which serves as a yearbook of gospel hits, and a couple of new titles tossed in for good measure and greater sales, has extended its brand to include specialty titles, [...]
“Did It For Me”Chontella ReneeFrom the forthcoming Tate Music Group CD Humanity Projecthttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Chontella-Renee-Young-Ivy/159821870618Granddaughter of blues legend Mighty Joe Young, Chontella Renee (Chontella Young Ivy) pours the essence of her testimony into “Did It For Me,” a breezy contemporary gospel song that sums up how Jesus’ sacrifice of his own life [...]
Various ArtistsJawn Murray Presents UNTAPPEDEMI Gospel (2011)http://www.emigospel.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Last February, Jawn Murray, the popular Washington DC-based on-air entertainment reporter for the Tom Joyner Morning Show and a columnist for AOL Black Voices, called all unsigned gospel artists to participate in his UNTAPPED competition. Produced in [...]
Micah Stampley One Voice Music World Gospel/Interface Entertainment (2011) http://www.musicworldent.com/ By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. “Different colors, many expressions/But when we worship, we sing to an audience of one.” So sings Micah Stampley, his vocal arms outstretched, like Bono, in universal embrace on the title track and [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.This evening at 6:00 p.m., at the Mall of America’s Best Buy Rotunda in Bloomington, Minnesota, Malaco Music Group Recording Artists the Sounds of Blackness will be hosting a free 30 minute concert. It is one of the activities surrounding the release of [...]
“I Love to Praise Him”Mississippi Mass ChoirFrom the Malaco CD …Then Sings My Soul (2011)www.malaco.comYou have to love the gritty authenticity of Mosie “Mama” Burks (pictured left) as she leads the Mississippi Mass Choir on “I Love to Praise Him,” a neo-traditional congregational sing and clap along. Burks channels the [...]
