Gospel Music

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 [...]

Last Sunday afternoon, March 15, 2009, some of Chicago’s gospel legends pressed their way to Chicago’s Prayer Center Church of God in Christ, where Rev. Donald “Preacher” Gay is pastor, for a birthday celebration in honor of gospel piano virtuoso Geraldine Gay Hambric.Geraldine, recovering from a serious bout with ill [...]

From ROCspace News:Ken Cook, manager of national promotions for EMI Gospel and well-known gospel music executive, died Monday, March 16, 2009 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN, after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 37 years old. A staple in the gospel music industry for many years, [...]