Steve Mann of facebook Rubi RoseBlack Box Photography in Asheville, NC has been promoting and photographing Tommy Ellison and the Singing Stars and other gospel quartet figures for fifteen years. He was given exclusive permission to photograph Bro. Ellison's homegoing service, held Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Brookland Baptist Church [...]
God Did That ThingBishop Bobby Hilton & Word of Deliverance Mass ChoirBVHilton Records 2009www.goddidthatthing.comIf his new live project, God Did That Thing, is any indication, Forest Park, Ohio's Bishop Bobby Hilton is no one-hit wonder.Hilton and the Word of Deliverance Mass Choir's single, "God Did That Thing," is just one [...]
TonyaSpecial FriendKingdom Records 2008www.kingdomrecordsinc.comNo doubt about it: Tonya Baker can sing.I don’t mean “sing” as in big-voiced, megachurch-filling gospel diva. Tonya has what I consider a bright pop sensibility, like a Regina Belle or a Heather Headley. Whether delivering a gospel ballad or an energetic, beat-laden groove, Tonya’s beautiful voice [...]
On Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 4:30 p.m., ‘The Anointed Voices’ of New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH with a salute to BLACK GOSPEL QUARTETS in SOMETHING TO SING ABOUTfeaturing:• Heavenly Heirs of South Bend, IN• Wings of Harmony of Gary, IN• Rev. Lewis and [...]
“Great Things”The Church Boyzwww.myspace.com/thechurchboyzchicago“This is for everybody going through…great things are coming your way!” So exhorts The Church Boyz, Chicago’s new, young quartet with the old-time sound. Their uptempo number “Great Things” is a local hit with national legs. No surprise. Has there ever been a better time for “Great [...]
“Keep Blessing Me”Golden Wings Quartetwww.goldenwingsquartet.com Since 1970, the Golden Wings Quartet of Tupelo, MS have kept the gospel quartet tradition alive while at the same time reminding us that Tupelo is known for more than the birthplace of Elvis Presley. Since most of the singing members been with the group [...]
“So Blessed”Cynthia Turner & Heartspeak (feat. Melonie Daniels)From the CD ‘Til God Says So SeeSon Records/Marina Park Music 2008www.marinaparkmusic.com Hailing from various parts of Illinois but mostly from Champaign, where leader Cynthia Turner and her husband, Stellar-nominated producer Kevin Turner reside, Heartspeak is a ten-person mixed vocal group and ‘Til [...]
Young men with old souls.That’s how one might describe the Church Boyz. Like Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, the Church Boyz blend youthful energy with the gusto of classic male gospel quartet singing. The combination gives today's listeners a feel for what it was like hearing the classic groups in their heyday [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, February 1, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for the monthly live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That Old Time Religion.Not in Chicago? No problem. Go to http://www.wluw.org/, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever [...]
Frontlynaz Game Over Frontlynaz, Inc. 2008 www.frontlynaz.com Say what you will about Holy Hip Hop, but the Stellar-nominated HHH group Frontlynaz spits rhymes and drops beats with the power and urgency of a brakeless freight train. Their Game Over grabbed my attention and held it with clenched fists from beginning [...]
