“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 [...]
This video captures BET Sunday Best champ Le'Andria Johnson visiting and ministering to several churches in promotion of her Billboard chart-topping debut CD, The Awakening of Le'Andria Johnson (Music World Gospel).
“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 [...]
This is the first of five short episodes with gospel duo Trin-i-tee 5:7 as they discuss the behind-the-scenes making of their Music World Gospel album Angel & Chanelle.TBGB will feature one episode per week for the next five weeks...so stay tuned (aka logged in!).
“I Look to You”Osheen PearceFrom the forthcoming Beatz ‘n’ Linez CD Straight From the Heartwww.reverbnation.com/osheenpearceToday singer Osheen Pearce of Spanish Town, Jamaica turns eighteen. It seems a fitting day to mention her recent single, “I Look to You,” a cover of the Whitney Houston gospel ballad. Pearce does a handy [...]
Oakland Interfaith Gospel ChoirHear My Prayer (2011)www.oigc.org By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.The contemporary gospel sensibility found on the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s self-released Hear My Prayer bears witness to the work of another Bay Area contemporary ensemble, the Hawkins Family.In fact, it’s difficult to listen to the [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Growing up in Toledo, Ohio, gospel songstress Shirley Murdock sang in the choir at Calvary Baptist Church, under the leadership of the late Rev. L.H. Newsome. She also watched Shirley Temple movies and dreamed of someday becoming an actress. “Her name was Shirley. [...]
