Apostle Ronnie Diamond HoardLift Him Up WR Records (2010) www.cdbaby.com/Artist/ApostleRonnieDiamondHoard“This ain’t PAJAM but this is sho’ nuff a jam!”So exclaims Apostle Ronnie Diamond Hoard in the opening seconds of “He is Worthy,” a selection from his new solo CD, Lift Him Up. He’s absolutely right. Lift Him Up is a [...]
“God is Good”Lisa Page BrooksFrom the CD Strong (2010)http://www.habakkukmusic.com/Lisa Page Brooks, former lead singer of Witness, landed firmly on the gospel charts as a solo artist earlier this year with her hit, “I Want to Say Thank You.” She’s back with another single, “God is Good,” from her album, Strong. [...]
Lizz WrightFellowshipVerve Music Group 2010http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/Growing up in Georgia, jazz singer Lizz Wright (Salt, Dreaming Wide Awake) grew up the daughter of a minister and sang gospel. No surprise, then, that on her exquisite new gospel-centric CD, Fellowship, Wright sounds like she’s been singing the glory down since birth. She has.Wright gathers a deliciously [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Imagine the scene, if you will...You are in Florida, out in the country. A mother is busy hanging the family’s clothes on the line to dry. Her young daughter is singing in the yard, the grass her captive audience, leaves swaying in the spirit.Unbeknownst [...]
“Pulling Me Through”Todd DulaneyGoldstreet Gospel Music 2010“Pulling Me Through” is a CCR-flavored praise anthem and testimony from Todd Dulaney, a former professional baseball player who grew up in Maywood, Illinois and eventually discovered his calling was to hit home runs for the Kingdom, not the Mets.Dulaney served as a background [...]
Dennis Cole of the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild informed us today that Mrs. Frances Wooten passed away. She is the mother of gospel producer Bobby Wooten and wife to the late Dr. Robert Wooten, who founded the Wooten Choral Ensemble.TBGB extends its heartfelt sympathies to this wonderful family during their [...]
Kim PersonSpeak LifeKLP Enterprises, LLC (2010)http://www.kimperson.org/Kim Person is a gospel singer from North Carolina, and she possesses that distinctive amalgam of singer, performer, evangelist, witness, prophet, encourager and comforter that talented female gospel singers have. All of these traits, of course, are best exercised – and best witnessed – in live performance. Person's [...]
“He Reigns”Pastor Ira Acree & the Greater St. John Church ChoirFrom the CD Glorify (2010)Pastor Ira Acree & the Greater St. John Church Choir demonstrate that not all Chicago gospel choirs sing in the old time way. At least, not always. On “He Reigns,” written and produced by the astutely [...]
From a press release:The must see faith-based independent film of the season for all movie-goers interested in family friendly entertainment is the musical, Church, an inspiring story of faith, redemption and forgiveness.Based on the play Sunday, the Musical, Church chronicles the everyday experiences in today’s African American church. Produced by [...]
“Touched by a Rose”JAIALynda Knox and Lisa Davis, better known as the sweet singing gospel duo JAIA, pay tribute to Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe of Uganda in a special single recorded a few weeks ago in Nashville. Community crusader Sister Rosemary is director of the St. Monica Girls Tailoring Centre in [...]
