By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Lisa Collins, founder and publisher of the Gospel Music Industry Round-Up, always wanted to be a writer. While in her twenties, she met Alex Haley (Roots). He took her to a writers conference and told her that someday she would write a book. [...]
“Thanks For My Mama” Joe Russell http://www.joerussellmusic.com/ As hearts and minds turn to Mother’s Day (May 8), there’s no music like gospel to pay tribute to the family’s selfless anchor. On “Thanks For My Mama,” South Florida's Joe Russell, formerly of the Debonairs but now a gospel singer, croons his [...]
Michael Boykin & The Mighty VoicesComing Out of the StormVersatile Music Group (2010)www.myspace.com/mightyvoicesBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.After the most destructive weather the U.S. south and southeast have experienced in more than three decades, reviewing a project called Coming Out of the Storm by a quartet from Clinton, [...]
Jay White mrs.24 red dressLarger Than LifeIntercession Music (2010)http://www.jaylwhite.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.The acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree, as the saying goes. In the case of singer-songwriter-musician-producer Jay White, that tree grows in Brooklyn and has deep roots in gospel music. White’s father is Bishop [...]
“Wow”Teen Pure-N-Heart From the CD Teen Pure-N-Heart Live (Due April 2011)http://www.teenpurenheart.com/ Kids. They sure grow up quickly. The indefatigable music minister Alphaeus Anderson has an app for that. It’s called Teen Pure-N-Heart. A brand extension of the 2010 Stellar-nominated Pure-N-Heart children’s choir, Teen Pure-N-Heart is comprised of more than 200 [...]
“Rejoice in the Lord”Keesha RaineyFrom the JSound Records CD Breakthrough (2011)http://www.keesharainey.com/Nashville’s Keesha Rainey is called the "Billie Holiday of gospel" for her voice, not for fateful self-destructive behavior. In fact, on her rhythmic single, “Rejoice in the Lord,” Rainey sings that God saved her “from destruction and gave me peace [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.It’s been nearly a decade since Central Florida’s Martha Munizzi burst on the gospel music scene with her debut CD, Say the Name. Since then, the praise and worship leader has garnered Grammy and Soul Train Music Award nominations and secured Stellar and [...]
Jennifer Holliday & Rev. Raphael G. Warnock Goodness & MercyEuphonic Records (2011)www.cdbaby.com/cd/jenniferhollidayandrevraBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church is preserved in the amber of history for having once been blessed with Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as co-pastors. The [...]
“Rejoice”SoJo Ministrieshttp://www.sojojo2.com/Gospel music has long celebrated the singing married couple, Sullivan and Iola Pugh of the Consolers being among the most renowned, but there are many others. Delaware’s Sophia and Joe Yancey, Jr. of SoJo Ministries continue the tradition. Sophia sings and Joe makes the music. Both write.“Rejoice” is the [...]
Shane Ford informed TBGB of a Kickstarter campaign to fund The Search for "Blind" Willie Johnson and the Texas Gospel, a documentary that will explore Texas gospel music and its antecedents.According to the film's Kickstarter page: "The goal of this documentary will be to explore the social and cultural significance [...]
