“Jesus Promised Me a Home Over There”Jennifer HudsonFrom the Arista CD Jennifer Hudson (2008)www.jenniferhudsononline.comChicagoan Jennifer Hudson now has a Grammy Award to set next to her Oscar. At the 51st Grammy Awards on February 8, 2009, the "RnB Album of the Year" award was bestowed on Jennifer Hudson’s eponymous debut [...]
From the Associated Press: black gospel artists who won honors at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2009.Gospel Performance: "Get Up," Mary Mary; track from "The Sound" (Columbia)Gospel Song: "Help Me Believe," Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin); track from "The Fight of My Life" (Fo Yo Soul Ent./Zomba [...]
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 [...]
