You’ve heard the hype; now on May 31 you can experience it for yourself as How Sweet the Sound premieres on BET at 11 AM EST/PST. Presented by @radical.media and directed by acclaimed team Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Brother’s Keeper), How Sweet the Sound [...]
Alpha 7 MinistriesBeyond the WallsAlpha 7 Ministries 2008www.alpha7ministries.comMinisters Randall and DeBorrah K. Ogans’ Alpha 7 Ministries imprint out of Fairfield, California introduced the world to Brenda Lowe and her marvelous rendition of “Somebody Somewhere,” covered in 2008 by V.O.W. Artists Debra Henderson (“Clap Your Hands”) and the Sons of the [...]
“You Oughta Help”Malcolm Williams & Great FaithFrom the Malcolm James Music CD In Your Glory (Summer 2009 release)http://www.malcolmwilliams.com/“Anybody still like traditional music?” asks Chicago’s Malcolm Williams rhetorically.Not waiting for an answer – he knows what it is – Williams lifts his voice and his directing hands, and together with Great [...]
Eddie ReddicAll of the GloryReddic Records 2006www.eddiereddiconline.comIn 2006, sacred singer-songwriter-musician-recording engineer Pastor Eddie Reddic followed up his 2003 debut album He Accepted Me with the sophomore release All of the Glory. A longer and more robust project, All of the Glory showcases Reddic’s musicianship and sharpened songwriting skills. For example, [...]
Rev. Timothy Wright completed his autobiography, Who's Really on the Lord's Side: Four Decades of Gospel Music Ministry in 2008, but the tragic July 2008 automobile accident that took the lives of his wife and grandson left the work's formal launch on the backburner.Making matters worse, Wright's own injuries were [...]
“Awesome God”The Brown SistersFrom their forthcoming Kingdom Records CD The Brown Sisters – Live In Chicago (in stores June 30, 2009)www.kingdomrecordsinc.comHallelujah! The Brown Sisters of Chicago have appeared on television, performed around the country and internationally, and are among the city’s beloved musical treasures. DeLois Barrett Campbell calls them “sweethearts,” [...]
“When Your Life Was Low”Men of StandardFrom the Muscle Shoals Sound Gospel CD Men of Standard Greatest Hits (in stores June 2, 2009)www.malaco.comGospel quartet Men of Standard takes Joe Sample’s “When Your Life Was Low” to a higher plane. Oozing with melancholy, Sample's composition is about being a long-forgotten rung [...]
James Bignon & DeliveranceEvolution: If I Hold Out My Change Will ComeOmni Global Music Network 2009www.jamesbignon.comThe Georgia Mass Choir under James Bignon’s direction was a human wall of sound. It’s no surprise, therefore, that on his new CD, Evolution: If I Hold Out My Change Will Come, Bignon showcases the [...]
Yesterday evening, Chicago’s gospel legends came out in full force to send their friend and colleague Eugene Smith home on the wings of a dove.Smith, a member (and later manager) of the Roberta Martin Singers from its inception as the Martin & Frye Quartette in 1933 to Miss Martin’s passing [...]
“Wonderful”Coco McMillanFrom the T Records CD I’ve Been Delivered (release scheduled for July 17, 2009).www.trecords.netI first heard Coco McMillan when she appeared at GMWA in 2007 to promote her single, “Stand With Me.” The North Carolina native is a stylish, bright and vibrant contemporary gospel singer with a hip-cool presence, [...]
