Gospel Music

Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ ChoirLike a Ship…(Without a Sail)Light in the Attic Records 2010http://www.lightintheattic.net/This CD reissue of the 1971 vanity LP (and crate-digger favorite) by Pastor Barrett and the young people’s choir from Chicago’s Mount Zion Baptist Church shows what a profound influence Edwin Hawkins and the Northern California [...]

“Looking Forward to Another Day”DeWitt JohnsonFrom the Jay Records CD Looking Forward to Another Day (2010)www.cdbaby.com/Artist/DeWittJohnsonAt the age of eight, North Carolina native DeWitt Johnson was trampled by a horse, leaving him deaf in one ear. As an adult, his eighteen-wheeler jackknifed and plummeted off the road. Thankfully, Johnson survived [...]

ProvisionDevotion (2010)www.myspace.com/demalbanyboyzProvision is a five-member contemporary quartet from Albany, Georgia. The group’s harmonies conjure memories of Commissioned but their style has the churchy bounce and hard-shouting to please traditionalists.In fact, I cannot decide who shouts harder: Cornelious Drake or Jeffrey Newberry, Jr.  Both give Clarence Fountain and the late Bob Washington a [...]

From a press release:Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) and The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs are pleased to collaborate for a sixth year on The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad. JALC is now accepting band applications for the 2010-11 season. American music quartets from throughout [...]

“Lost Souls”Kevon CarterFrom the CD Philippians 4:13www.myspace.com/kevoncarterTaking on the persona of a newbie to the church, Kevin Carter sings in “Lost Souls” what some are afraid to talk about. When the lost soul is met by church folk at all, it’s with glaring disapproval for what he wears, what he [...]

Lisa Donovan of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church is still waiting for the $1 million in state money promised by former Governor Rod Blagojevich. The pledge came immediately after the January 2006 fire that devastated the historic church, where the music department was once graced by [...]

Debra AshleyNew BirthHabakkuk Music, Inc. 2010www.habakkukmusic.comIt took the appearance of an angel in a dream to convince Debra Ashley that singing was her calling. Perhaps it was this apparition, and the life transformation that followed, which inspired the title of Ashley’s sophomore CD, New Birth, now available on April Washington-Essex's Habakkuk [...]

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Singer Lucinda Moore released her sophomore CD, Blessed, Broken & Given, in April.  The album, recorded live at Atlanta's Elizabeth Baptist Church, is available on Tyscot Records, Moore's label home since 2006.Moore spoke with TBGB about the new album (and companion DVD) and also [...]

“Who Am I”Jack YatesFrom the LeRae Records CD The Journal of Jack Yates (2010)www.leraerecords.comAlthough he is now a worship leader at the 10,000 member Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Las Vegas, Jack Yates cut his gospel teeth in Minnesota as part of the talented ensemble James Grear & Company.  “Who [...]

“It’s About Time for a Miracle”Beverly CrawfordFrom the JDI Records CD Live From Los Angeles – Vol. 2(release date: September 14, 2010)www.myspace.com/jdirecordsIn an era of sequels, Beverly Crawford’s Live From Los Angeles – Vol. 2 is one we look forward to hearing.The original Live From Los Angeles was impressive as [...]