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, [...]
Bill Carpenter and Gregory Gay informed TBGB that Shirley Joiner, beloved founder of the Southeast Inspirational Choir and member of the BCS Trio, passed away on Monday, March 16.The Southeast Inspirational Choir launched many careers, most notably that of Yolanda Adams.Gospellyfe.com has the story below.http://www.gospellyfe.com/2009/03/from-labor-to-reward-shirley-joiner.htmlInformation on Mrs. Joiner's homegoing services [...]
“With You Always”Troy SneedFrom the Emtro Gospel CD In Due Season (street date: June 30, 2009)www.emtro.comFloridian praise and worshipper and record label owner Troy Sneed delivers Minister Omega Forbes’ composition “With You Always” with an unhurried expressiveness that fits musically with the song’s message of patience, hope and faith in [...]
It is with heavy heart that TBGB reports the passing of Margaret Aikens-Jenkins. She transitioned from labor to reward on March 6, 2009 in Hawthorne, California.Her daughter, Marie Wakefield, said that Ms. Jenkins' funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 17th at 11:00 AM at the West Angeles Church [...]
Doris Stokes & Praise UnlimitedPraise and Worship…Unleashed!Black Pearl Enterprises 2008http://www.dorisastokes.com/Dayton, Ohio has made a considerable mark on music history, and the Stokes Family seems to have played a role in many of the Gem City’s top groups.The late Otha Stokes, Jr. was with the Ohio Players and the Sugarhill Gang [...]
Rev. Stanley Keeble turned 72 on March 8. He celebrated by bringing some of his gospel singing friends together for a musical on Monday, March 9 at Logos Baptist Assembly at 108th and Halsted in Chicago. Rev. Dr. Donald L. Parson was host pastor.Sitting in the audience, one felt transported [...]
Gospel Legacy Series:Sandra CrouchLight Records 2008www.lightrecords.comReleased in February 2008, this collection of twelve 1980s-era tracks by Sandra Crouch is the best in Light Records’ ten-CD “Gospel Legacy” series. It focuses on Sandra's bright, energetic and engaging tracks as a solo artist. Five of the selections were culled from Sandra’s debut [...]
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