“Whatever It Is”Gail HolmesFrom the forthcoming Habakkuk Music CD I Receive Your Love(album release: April 19, 2011)http://www.habakkukmusic.com/April Washington-Essex’s Habakkuk Music has a knack for finding fresh talent. The latest is psalmist and songwriter Gail Holmes. Holmes, who hails from Florida, lends her lovely voice to “Whatever It Is,” a breezy [...]
Various Artists Said I Had a Vision: Songs & Labels of David LeeParadise of Bachelors (2010)www.paradiseofbachelors.comLike the Numero Group and Big Legal Mess, North Carolina’s Paradise of Bachelors digs deep into record crates for those marvelous but regrettably forgotten discs, locates the originators, tells their story, and reissues the selections [...]
Heather Nolan of the Beaumont Enterprise speaks with Professor Robert Darden of Baylor University about how some "B" sides of gospel records carried messages promoting the Civil Rights movement.Read it here:Gospel B-Sides and the Civil Rights MovementPhoto credit: Robert Rogers
“The Promise”Andrae’ CrouchFrom the Riverphlo Entertainment/Universal Christian Music Group CD The Journey (release date: May 17, 2011)http://www.andraecrouch.com/Andrae’ Crouch, eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning pioneer of contemporary gospel, is back with a new inspirational ballad, “The Promise.” Reminiscent musically of “Through It All” and “My Tribute,” “The Promise” is a reminder, delivered by Crouch in his [...]
As part of a cost-cutting measure, the City of Chicago is merging some of its standalone music festivals, including Gospel Fest, into Taste of Chicago....which means Gospel Fest shrinks to one day, down from three at its apex. I agree with Pastor DeAndre Patterson: it stinks. Read more here: Chicago Gospel Fest.NOTE: Chicago Gospel [...]
Dr. Levi R. King Sr. & Gateway Area Bible Fellowship Apostolic Church Restoration ChoirHe Is Good!El King Music Group (2007)http://www.gatewayareabfac.com/Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On January 14, 2007, amidst “the craziest weather," Gateway Area Bible Fellowship Apostolic Church Restoration Choir recorded He is Good. It's the church's third CD but [...]
Gather reported that Fantasia Barrino is set to play gospel's first queen, Mahalia Jackson, in a biographical motion picture to begin filming in April for a December 2011 release. Jackson would have turned 100 this October.Read more here:Fantasia to play Mahalia in Biopic
“Rejoice”RehobothFrom the forthcoming Utrecht Music CD He Is Great (2011)www.reverbnation.com/rehobothThe Baltimore-based Rehoboth is a small choir comprised of singers, songwriters and musicians. The group released its debut single, “Rejoice” on January 11 of this year. “Rejoice” is a bright, optimistic praise song that would suit the opening of a worship [...]
“Trust You”Modern Day DavidFresh Entertainment, Inc. 2011http://www.moderndaydavid.com/Modern Day David (Lawrence Williams) brings his club-ready electric beats and infectious pop energy to bear on a song about the tug-of-war between the fear of trying and the importance of trusting in God. Guess what wins in the end?MDD’s sound is rooted in the [...]
Bishop Samuel R. Johnson, Sr. PresentsThe Sounds of Living WaterKingdom KeepersNSeason Records/Royalton Records (release date: February 15, 2011)http://www.nseasonrecords.com/Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.It’s been thirty years of toiling in the musical vineyard, from writing and singing R&B (with the Determinations) to moving into the gospel music industry, [...]
