Jonathan DuBose, Jr.Releasing the SpiritJoBo Records (2007)http://www.jdubose.com/Jonathan DuBose, Jr. is the Hal Blaine of gospel music.Known as “The Prophesying Guitarist,” DuBose has played a supporting role, supplying the guitar parts for dozens of recordings you hear on the radio and on CD.For Releasing the Spirit, DuBose takes his turn on center [...]
“It’s Not Over”Robert Earl DeanSEP Productions 2011robertearldean@hotmail.comTo a relentless mid-tempo R&B ostinato, complete with handclapping on the backbeat, Robert Earl Dean and his background vocalists revisit the familiar church declaration, “It ain’t over until God says it’s over.” When Dean sings, “I can tell what He did for me, He’ll [...]
“Because of You”Carnell MurrellAvailable on iTunes (2011)“Because of You” is another restful, easy praise song that Minister Carnell Murrell is so talented at composing and performing. His tender piano accompaniment is particularly notable, and his vocals are conversational in a Smokie Norful kind of way. He even tosses in a [...]
"Smile”Yvette GreenAvailable on iTunes (2011)Yvette DeLane Green is a coloratura soprano from Chicago’s historic Fellowship M.B. Church, founded in 1950 by civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Clay Evans.In addition to her work at the ‘Ship, Yvette has recorded with a number of choirs, including Chicago Mass Choir and the AARC [...]
"Don't Rush, Just Wait" Michael Anthony JohnsonFrom the CD Don't Rush, Just Wait (2011)www.michaelanthonyjohnson.comLed by a steadily thumping R&B groove, the title track of gospel singer-songwriter Michael Anthony Johnson's latest album is a tough-love plea to practice sexual abstinence before "you wish you had the power to rewind.""There's a time [...]
Tim Spady & InspirationSongs From My HeartTspady Music 2011tspadymusic@gmail.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.We first met musician, songwriter and sociology student Tim Spady last July, when he introduced “I’ll Forever Praise Him,” a touching ballad sweetly sung by Nneka Best.As promised, “I’ll Forever Praise Him” is available on [...]
“Determination”Ami RushesFrom the ARM CD Testify (2010)http://www.amirushes.com/“Determination” is not only the subject of gospel singer Ami Rushes’ single: it’s who she is. Rushes has done everything but scale the Eiffel Tower to gain visibility for her ministry in the gospel music marketplace. Coming out of the James Cleveland tradition, Rushes’ [...]
Darrell Jay Jones, CEO of OverBoard Records, shares information about a new networking group:The "Quartet Meet and Greet Network" is for quartets and traditional gospel artists, announcers, promoters, events, conferences, showcases and all things pertaining to the traditional and quartet genres. Darrell asks all quartets to join the Quartet Meet and [...]
J. Matthew Cobb of Hi-Fi Magazine alerted TBGB that disco and soul star Loleatta Holloway died after a brief illness March 21, 2011 at the age of 64.Before pursuing a career in pop music, Holloway, a native of Chicago, was a gospel singer, having worked at one point with the [...]
“Promise Land”Shaddie SwagFrom the album No Cross, No Crown (2008)http://www.shaddieswag.com/Shape notes meet thick beats on “Promise Land.”Using as his music backdrop a chorus singing what sounds like a shaped-note version of “Bound for the Promised Land,” Christian hip hop’s Shaddie Swag (aka Rashad Howard) – known as the “Hardest Rapper [...]
