“I Almost Blew It”LaShell GriffinFrom the CD Dreams Are Possible (DAP Music 2008)www.lashellgriffin.orgLaShell Griffin, champion of Oprah’s 2004 Pop Star Challenge, has really been working it. Whether singing the National Anthem on the campaign trail for Barack Obama, appearing in several national magazines, or appearing this June at the Gracies [...]
OfficialDaniel WeatherspoonLonglife Music 2008www.longlifeentertainment.comYou may not think you know who Daniel Weatherspoon is, but you do. A veritable Quincy Jones of gospel music, “DW” has served as music director for all the current biggies: Donald Lawrence, the Clark Sisters, the Murrills, Bishop T.D. Jakes, Fred Hammond; and has produced hit-makers [...]
SurrenderDaniel Young Music MinistryYoung Entertainment 2008www.myspace.com/danielyoungmusicministryDetroit’s Daniel Young may be an independent artist today, but he’s most assuredly a major label talent.Surrender, the sophomore release by the Daniel Young Music Ministry, is well nigh flawless. This fresh, young singer/songwriter and his combo of well-honed musicians deliver one energetic song after [...]
On his Christian spoken word track, “A New Creature,” Poet Keith Ferguson announces, “The Bible says, ‘Let everything that have breath praise ye the Lord.’ We must be able to express ourselves, so if it takes rapping, poetry, making beats, whatever it takes to get your feelings out, just pray.”TBGB [...]
“He Didn’t Give Up On Me”Curtis BransonFrom the Stew Records CD I Still Have a Praise (2008)http://cdbaby.com/cd/curtisbranson“He Didn’t Give Up on Me” is a gratefully rendered acknowledgement of God’s commitment to, and faith in, His people when they face tribulation and even after they “mess up, gave up the right [...]
TBGB had a chance to speak with Pastor Donnie McClurkin, whose new project, We All Are One (Live in Detroit), is scheduled for release March 31, 2009. The first single, "Wait on the Lord," was TBGB's March 9 Pick of the Week.TBGB: Let’s talk about your new album for Verity [...]
Gospel Legacy: Walter HawkinsLight Records 2008www.lightrecords.comReleased in February 2008, this volume in Light Records’ ten-CD “Gospel Legacy” series is essentially a sampler of high points in the Hawkins Family’s first three celebrated Love Alive recordings. Thus, it includes the Hawkins’s moody, intoxicating “Changed” and their smash hit “Going Up Yonder,” [...]
Glenda TaylorLord I Wanna Thank YouGlenda Taylor Ministries 2008www.myspace.com/glendastaylorBorn in Fort Worth, Texas and now living in Houston, Psalmist Glenda Taylor has one foot in traditional and the other in contemporary gospel. Her vocal resume reflects this: she has been a featured soloist for the National Convention of Gospel Choirs [...]
For Immediate Release: March 18, 2009The 25th Annual Chicago Gospel Music FestivalJune 6 & 7 In Millennium ParkThe 25th Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival returns to Millennium Park June 6 and 7for a celebration packed with gospel music stars.This milestone event kicks off the 2009 lakefront music season with Grammy®, [...]
From Indiana University:BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University Professor Portia Maultsby was closely involved with the development of "Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy," a groundbreaking, two-week festival at Carnegie Hall celebrating African American culture.The festival, which began March 4 and runs through March 23, was conceptualized and [...]
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