Gospel Music

Give Me the Gospel Truth – Dr. W.L. Mobley Sr. & the Gospel Truth Choir

2014-07-21T21:56:23-05:00May 8th, 2010|

Dr. W.L. Mobley, Sr. and the Gospel Truth ChoirGive Me the Gospel Truth(private press) 2008Dr. Wealthy L. Mobley is my newest role model for healthy living.At 89, Mobley is fit and trim, looking like he's preparing for the Olympics. He runs a successful church on Chicago’s far south side, sings, [...]

“Still Got Work” – Totally Dedicated

2014-07-21T21:56:24-05:00May 7th, 2010|

“Still Got Work”Totally DedicatedFrom the forthcoming album QuarTemporarywww.totallydedicated.netQuarTemporary. The title of Totally Dedicated’s forthcoming album describes the group’s sound perfectly (and it's a better term than "ConTet"). The group's latest single, “Still Got Work,” offers the vocal smoothness of the Christianaires, but with a funkier beat and a more soulful [...]

Pastor Ray Berryhill & the Evangel Celebration Choir – Celebration Live (Vols. 1 and 2)

2014-07-21T21:56:24-05:00May 6th, 2010|

Pastor Ray Berryhill & the Evangel Celebration ChoirCelebration Live, Volumes One and Twowww.evangelchicago.orgOh, if only every church had a choir like the Evangel Celebration Choir.Listening to Celebration Live, two privately-pressed CDs by Evangel World Outreach Center on Chicago’s north side, it’s no surprise that the Evangel Celebration Choir was selected [...]

Margaret Aikens-Jenkins on YouTube

2014-07-21T21:56:24-05:00May 5th, 2010|

Many know the name Margaret Aikens from her songwriting ("Stranger in Galilee," "Brighter Days Ahead," "Thy Grace is Sufficient for Me"); her publishing work with Ollie Lafayette (Aikens and Lafayette); her record label (Mag-Oll); or her singing (Ladies of Song, Meltones). Margaret was a Chicago mover and shaker who moved [...]

Smokie Norful Presents Victory Cathedral Choir

2014-07-21T21:56:27-05:00May 4th, 2010|

Victory Cathedral ChoirSmokie Norful Presents Victory Cathedral ChoirEMI Gospel (2010)www.emigospel.comAlthough the Victory Cathedral Choir, from Pastor Smokie Norful’s Victory Cathedral Worship Center in west suburban Chicago, is comprised of the church rank-and-file, it certainly sounds as professional as they come. The members represent a range of ages, but together, the [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week – May 3, 2010

2014-07-21T21:56:27-05:00May 3rd, 2010|

"It's All God"Soul Seekers feat. Pastor Marvin WinansFrom the My Block Records CD SS2 (2010)www.facebook.com/thesoulseekersmusicThe eight-member Soul Seekers quartet blends lovely harmonies with a message and old-school singing from Pastor Marvin Winans on the live "It's All God." The collective suggests on this lulling ballad that when "just anybody" has [...]

Laymetha – Cornerstone

2014-07-21T21:56:27-05:00May 1st, 2010|

Laymetha Cornerstone(private press) 2009www.laydsingproductions.comLaymetha Reed-Guy of Chester, Virginia pursued a pop career, writing and performing her own songs. She won a major competition and even had a Capitol Records contract in hand nearly twenty years ago, but nothing ever happened. She turned to singing gospel almost immediately, and hasn’t looked [...]

Producers and Songwriters Series: The Remaining Cities

2014-07-21T21:56:27-05:00May 1st, 2010|

From a press release:ATLANTA, GA -- rolling out Urban Style Weekly, a Steed Media Group property and the only African American owned national chain of weekly newspapers, is proud to announce the integration of a Design and Dialogue Producers and Songwriters Series to complement Verizon Wireless' How Sweet the Sound [...]

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