Gospel Music

“The Love of God”Soul StirrersFrom the Malaco Records CD A Soul Stirring Reunion 2008www.malaco.comIn the early 1950s, Sam Cooke transformed the Soul Stirrers' sound from hypnotic harmonies and dueling lead singers to a youthful vibe fronted by a singer with pop sensibilities. That’s a mouthful, but legions of Stirrers leads [...]

“God is Able”Joe Leavell & St. Stephen Temple ChoirFrom the CD God is Able (Emtro Gospel 2009)www.emtro.comRecordings by big choirs may not be as popular on the radio as they once were, but several are making noise on the Radio & Records gospel national airplay chart right now. Among the [...]

“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 [...]