by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Rev. Stefanie Minatee remembers being six years old and sitting in the First Baptist Church of Nutley, New Jersey during a live recording session featuring the church choir. Her mother, Pearl Minatee, was a member of the choir and brought Stefanie along for the [...]
Carlton FellowsJust Givin’ PraiseTotal Praise Music 2006(216) 253-5250You may know Carlton Fellows from his songwriting (GMWA Women of Worship, e.g.), from his leadership as a choir director, as a singer, or from all three categories. No matter how you know him, you will agree that the Cleveland, Ohio artist has [...]
“Only One I Need”Jay WhiteFrom the CD Larger Than LifeIntercession Music 2010http://www.jaylwhite.com/Jay White and his background vocalists play it cool and jazzy on this melodic and contemporary gospel testimony to God, the “one and only.” From Long Island, the multi-talented White goes into falsetto voice and pretty much stays there to [...]
Besides hearing her message to musicians waiting for their season to arrive, it's great to know that Avery*Sunshine accompanies herself on the piano. You have to have talent and training to do that. Think Alicia Keys, Tori Amos, Lady Gaga, Aretha Franklin.
Steven Harris52+ Mistakes People Made Before They Got…Bro. Steve Press 2010156 pp., IllustrationsIf you don’t know who Steven Harris is, you haven’t been that involved in gospel music lately, have you?Harris, known in the industry as “Bro. Steve,” is a Los Angeles-based radio host, producer, consultant, president of the Southern California chapter [...]
Erica ReedThe Time is NowEDP Productions 2009http://www.ericareed.org/Erica Reed is a fine singer who comes from a family of church leaders. She possesses a sassy pop style that gives the collection of praise and prayer songs on her CD, The Time is Now, finger-popping attitude. Eschewing background vocalists, Reed simply multi-tracked [...]
Zadella "Mama" Curtis reported this evening that Robert "Sugar" Hightower passed away.As Michael Jackson was to the Jackson Five, "Sugar" Hightower was to the Hightower Brothers (below). He led the group's early recordings for Nashboro Records with a pre-pubescent alto that he coupled with a diminutive quartet growl. Hightower went on to play guitar for [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On September 14, 2010, the world will have a chance to hear what worshippers enjoyed last August when Tyscot Records releases My Worship Experience. It’s a two-CD set that represents what can take place when top-shelf gospel singers such as Joann Rosario-Condrey, Lucinda [...]
More on the unbelievable mess surrounding then-Governor Blagojevich's promise to help Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church with $1 million after a January 2006 fire destroyed the historic structure.Pilgrim Baptist Church
“Call Him Up”Keith PringleFrom the Platform Music Group CD Nothing Too Hard for God (available October 5, 2010)After a fifteen-year hiatus from recording, gospel singer and choir guru Keith Pringle is back with a brand new project, Nothing Too Hard for God. Pringle reprises some of his earlier gospel hits on [...]
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