Gospel Music

“Total Praise”Vonnie Blackshearwww.cdbaby.com/cd/VonnieBlackshearVonnie Blackshear of Mount Rainier, Maryland was one of the top ten finalists representing Washington, DC for Bishop Paul Morton’s Gospel Dream 2004 gospel tour. Her current single, “Total Praise,” is not the Richard Smallwood composition but a jazzy, even-tempo contemporary song that the singer delivers in a [...]

Joseph Middleton of the Golden Era Gospel Blog reported that Albertina Walker, reigning Queen of Gospel, was hospitalized earlier this week.And despite rumors to the contrary, Dr. Walker is STILL HERE (September 6).  She is in the hospital but is STILL HERE!Please continue to keep the Queen lifted up in prayer, however, [...]

“2nd Chance”F’Lana(single available on iTunes)On the hypnotically atmospheric and rhythmic “2nd Chance,” F’Lana regrets her party life and its opportunity cost. She sings about the struggles of choosing between a secular and a sacred life. Most importantly, the singer is grateful for a God who gives out second chances. Hear [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.BET’s Sunday Best second season winner Y’Anna (pron. EE-AH-NAH) Crawley spoke to TBGB just days after her first solo CD, The Promise, was released on Max Siegel's new Imago Dei Music Group August 24.Has her life already changed?“I can’t go to the store without [...]

Debbie OrangeDebbie Orange Sings Church LiveSafety Zone Publishing Co. [email protected] Orange Sings Church Live is a whole lotta scrumptious traditional, Chicago-style singing and musicianship. Her bluesy sound tempered slightly with a dash of contemporary styling thrown in for good measure, Orange is the penultimate church mother, testifying through song in front of a [...]

“I Made It”Chris FieldsGus Music Group 2010www.myspace.com/chrisfields“I Made It” surfs atop an appropriately brisk tempo, because it's about Sacramento’s Chris Fields breaking through the wall of suffering, trials and heartbreak.  The singer called on Jesus “to take control,” and is so excited by the results, his energy nearly shatters the speaker: woofers, tweeters and all.Fields, [...]

Mighty Sincere VoicesSing, Sing in GloryOverBoard Records [email protected] Mighty Sincere Voices, last featured on TBGB in July 2009, possess that soulful, languorous style of quartet singing that is as distinctly southern as the bluebonnet.On their full-length project, Sing, Sing in Glory, the quartet from Navasota, Texas, made up mostly of [...]

Teri Tobin“Everyday”www.teritobin.bizArizona-born classically trained vocalist and former beauty pageant winner Teri Tobin delivers a luscious and atmospheric inspirational soul track. Her appealing and reassuring voice makes the patience needed to keep the faith worth bearing.

“Never Give Up”Soul TempoFrom the CD Doing Our Father’s Businesshttp://www.soultemposingers.com/Inspired by the smooth sounds of the Temptations and the Whispers, the sweet-singing contemporary group Soul Tempo was formed twenty-five years ago in New Haven, Connecticut. Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons named the group and signed them to his Rev. Run label. [...]