"Hallelujah to the Lamb"James Hall Presents Voices of CitadelMusicblend Records 2009www.myspace.com/voicesofcitadelJames Hall and Voices of Citadel blew the gramophone horn off its couplings recently with their exciting, Pentecostal cover of the Davis Sisters' classic "Won't It Be Wonderful." The choir's other single, "Hallelujah to the Lamb," is equally sonic vocally [...]
by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogNext week, the McDonald Sisters of Fayetteville, North Carolina will be one of seven quartets honored at the Gospel Music Workshop of America - Quartet Division’s annual banquet in Cincinnati, Ohio. They will be celebrated along with other legendary quartets such as the [...]
“You Got to Believe in Something” & “I Can See Clearly Now”Jonathan ButlerFrom the Mack Avenue CD So Strong (2010)www.jonathanbutler.comAfter a difficult year that marked the loss of his mother, the passing of his close friend Wayman Tisdale, and his wife Barenese’s battle with cancer, it’s no surprise that South [...]
“You’ll Never Thirst”Juanita BynumFrom the Flow Records CD More Passion (2010)www.juanitabynum.comJuanita Bynum hits another home run, this time with “You’ll Never Thirst,” written by Da’Dra Crawford, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Brad O’Donnell and Roger Ryan. Bynum delivers the contemporary ballad, based on the “woman at the well” story, with stadium-filling largesse reminiscent [...]
(Atlanta, GA – July 19, 2010) -- Gospel recording artist Darwin Hobbs was hospitalized last week with multiple large blood clots in both lungs. He is being treated at a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where he currently resides. Hobbs recently had lap band surgery, which went extremely well. He has [...]
by Bob Marovich, The Black Gospel Blog As a preteen, Harold Rayford stood before the congregation of his home church, the Pentecostal Assembly of Fort Worth, Texas, ready to render a song. He had no intention of singing. Instead, he put a shiny saxophone to his lips and let loose [...]
"The Lord Will Make a Way"Salvation Music MinistrySalvific Records 2010http://salvationmusicministryco.comSalvation Music Ministry is a six-member combo from the nation’s capitol that has been toiling in the vineyard for 21 years. On “The Lord Will Make a Way,” the group gives the Thomas Dorsey chestnut a soulful makeover, infusing it with [...]
“Help Me Now”Lisa McClendonFrom the BluSoul Entertainment CD Reality (2010)www.myspace.com/mcclendonlisaStellar and Dove Award nominee Lisa McClendon defines cool in style and voice. On “Help Me Now,” from her fourth CD Reality, Lisa is in a bit of a fix. She asks for support from The Man Upstairs, stat, in her [...]
Jasper Williams, Jr. feat. the Salem Bible Church Mass ChoirLandmarkChurch Door Records (available July 20, 2010)After twenty years, the voice of Rev. Jasper Williams, Jr. – the celebrated Son of Thunder – is back on record. His label, Church Door Records, is reactivated, sporting what looks like a stylish new [...]
"The Turn Around"J.E. JonesFrom the forthcoming Ultimate Entertainment Records CD Fire (available July 20, 2010)www.jejones.netDuring the 1990s, J.E. Jones moved his way up the urban music corporate ladder to be a celebrated songwriter, producer and eventually vice president of Russell Simmons’ Def Jam Records. Despite his success, Jones felt a [...]
