“Ain’t Gon Get Mine”Euclid GrayFrom the CD Unleashed (Malaco 2008)www.malaco.comEuclid Gray is a different kind of gospel artist for Malaco, a record company whose stock-in-trade is typically the southern-hewn, soulful quartets and traditional groups. Gray, who was part of R. Kelly’s Public Announcement and played Rev. Henry Oliver in Tyler [...]
New York, NY - National recording artist LaShell Griffin will perform at The American Women in Radio & Television 34th Annual "Gracie Awards Show." The event celebrates the biggest names in radio/television from across the country and brings together the who's who within the industry. The impressive list of nominees/guests [...]
“I’ll Make It Someday”Luther Barnes & the Sunset JubilairesFrom the CD The Barnes Family Reunion IIAIR Gospel 2008www.malaco.comOne of gospel quartet’s finest gentlemen, Luther Barnes leads his Sunset Jubilaires on a slow-paced and melancholy but optimistic testimony to living a life of grace. Doing so will ensure that the eternal [...]
“I Don’t Know”T-JuanFrom the No Compromise Records CD The Arrival 2008www.nocompromiserecords.comOpening with faux snippets of radio reports about the shooting of sixteen year-olds in Jacksonville, Florida, religious rapper T-Juan’s “I Don’t Know” is a head shaker about the tragic consequences of street violence. The young victims, a boy and girl, [...]
RaisheinBelieveRaishein Productions 2008www.raishein.comHouston’s singer-songwriter Raishein sounds like she could be Damita Haddon’s younger sister. She has a soft, light and youthful voice that delivers simple praise and worship lyrics to a mostly RnB and pop electronic backdrop.Raishein’s debut album, Believe, was released early last month, and it’s a decent debut. [...]
“Butterfly”Candi StatonFrom the CD I Will Sing My Praise to YouEmtro Gospel 2008www.emtro.comCandi Staton may be better known to the general public as a 1970s disco queen, but she is no stranger to gospel music. Truth is, Candi cut her musical teeth as a member of the Jewell Gospel Trio, [...]
On Tuesday, March 3 from 10:30 to 11:30 p.m., BBC Radio 2 will air "Shout Sister Shout," a documentary on Sister Rosetta Tharpe narrated by Ruby Turner and written by Ged Gray.Bob Laughton reports that the documentary made the Radio Times (right).Chicagoans Elder Mack Mason and TBGB's Bob Marovich were [...]
Walter “The Big Man” ButtsGet High on JesusElisha Music 1991No matter what style of sacred music Chicago’s Rev. Walter “The Big Man” Butts sings, when he opens his mouth, out comes traditional gospel.That's because Butts’ voice has the raw force of a steamship horn, perfect for emotionally charged gospel singing. [...]
From the Dove Awards website: individual (and categories of) black gospel artists nominated for the 40th Annual Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards.The 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards ceremony will be broadcast live April 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Gospel Music Channel.MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEARJeremy CampJon ForemanErnie HaaseBrandon [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago this Sunday morning, March 1, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for the live monthly broadcast of “Gospel Memories."Not in Chicago? No problem. Go to http://www.wluw.org/, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever you are!Not awake? Go to http://www.gospelmemories.com/ where [...]
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