Gospel Music

First CreationNobody Like JesusFirst Creation 2008www.myspace.com/firstcreationmusic On the infectious “Great Change,” First Creation sings, “I once was young, but now I'm old.” Such a line seems incongruous coming from the nattily-dressed, suave youngish group from Toledo, Ohio, but it’s their poetic license. Much like Commissioned, after whom they patterned themselves, [...]

Just a few iconic churches and choirs that celebrated anniversaries this month...Prayer Center COGIC, founded by Mother Fannie Gay and still pastored by Elder G. Donald Gay (right), celebrated its 50th Anniversary yesterday with a banquet at the Lexington House, Hickory Hills, IL. Elder Gay and First Lady Margaret were [...]

Johnny B. WilliamsThe Way I WorshipJohnny Williams Enterprises 2009www.johnnybwilliams.comEvery now and then an independent project comes along that is so remarkable it leaves me wondering why it hasn’t been picked up by a major label. Such a project is the independently launched The Way I Worship by Houston’s Johnny B. [...]

GOSPELflava.com, the official media partner of the 25th Annual Stellar Music Awards, just announced the nominees for the 2010 Stellar Awards. Award recipients will be announced at the taping of the Stellar Gospel Music Awards television broadcast on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, [...]

Check out Thomas Fawcett's enjoyable audio report on the Relatives, a 1970s gospel group based in Dallas, Texas. Lead singer Rev. Gene West not only sounds like James Brown, but according to West, he could have been a contender for the Godfather of Soul's title had he not refused to [...]

Elizabeth Maupin of the Orlando Sentinel reports on a special tribute to Florida's native son, the late Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer. The tribute will be held Sunday, November 1, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 130 Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL. The learned Dr. Boyer, introduced [...]

Byron CageFaithful to BelieveVerity Gospel Music Group 2009www.verityrecords.comOn March 13, 2009, Stellar Award-winning praise and worship leader Byron Cage brought his team to Detroit, where he once served as music minister at Greater Grace Temple, to record Faithful to Believe. The new CD was released today on Verity Records. Aaron [...]

“Amazing”RafiyaFrom the EP Amazing (digital release scheduled for November 17, 2009)www.myspace.com/rafiyamusikBorn to Congolese parents who traveled extensively (her father was a diplomat), Philly resident Rafiya has lived in Senegal, the Cape Verde Islands, Barbados, the Ivory Coast and other equally fascinating places. Soaking up the sounds of each locale and [...]

TBGB extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of gospel singer Mr. Alexander "Pete" Dixon who passed away from lung cancer October 13 at the age of 71.Mr. Alexander's son Alshaun provided biographical information to share:Raised in the churches of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dixon moved to Los Angeles in [...]

“New Day”Troy SneedFrom the Emtro Gospel CD In Due Season (2009)www.emtro.comIt seems appropriate to start the week with a joyous, upbeat song called “New Day.”Troy Sneed’s latest single from his In Due Season CD takes us to church, quartet style. Sneed himself acknowledges this when he shouts, “Oh, y’all gonna [...]