Gospel Music

Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago this Sunday morning, December 7, 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 [...]

“Cry Your Last Tear”Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Mass ChoirFrom Bishop Paul S. Morton Presents the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Mass Choir Tehillah Music Group/Light Records CD 2008www.lightrecords.comIn the capable hands of the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship Mass Choir, VaShawn Mitchell’s superb composition, “Cry Your Last Tear,” is [...]

TBGB has had a number of inquiries recently regarding the health status of Tommy Ellison.We asked Sam Williams, Tommy's manager, to let us know how things are going. Sam sent us this update:Good Evening,We really appreciate the love and concern from all of Tommy's friends, we don't consider them fans [...]

Ride With JesusThe Holy SonsQuartet Boyz Records 2008http://www.myspace.com/theexcitingholysons Hailing from Chicago’s west side, where the group was formed twenty years ago as the New Garden Messengers, the award-winning Exciting Holy Sons have slowly but surely made their mark on the national quartet scene. The group may not be as well-known [...]

“Get Your Praise On”Dr. Yvonne ColeFrom a forthcoming April 2009 full-length CDC&W Records 2008www.myspace.com/drycole Even before Edwin Hawkins and the Northern California State Youth Choir took the music world by storm – and by surprise – the Bay Area had a vibrant gospel music scene. Dr. Yvonne Cole of Oakland [...]

MeditationSista “O” & D’Vine PraizeDivine Records/Koch Distribution 2008www.sistao.comIt is fitting that a colorful butterfly adorns the front and back covers of Meditation, the debut full length CD by Sacramento’s newest gospel group, Sista “O” & D’Vine Praize. Much of the music between the covers has the light touch, breeziness, and [...]

Mississippi Mass ChoirThe First Twenty YearsMalaco 2008www.malaco.comOn the seventh day, Frank Williams created the Mississippi Mass Choir. And it was good. Loud. But really good.If the Chicago Mass Choir is known for its vocal propulsion and the Georgia Mass Choir for its ability to leave you weeping, the Mississippi Mass [...]

From a press release, courtesy of www.marketwatch.com:PITTSBURGH, Nov 25, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A new constellation has joined the universe of Pittsburgh's cultural scene, the Pittsburgh Gospel Choir (PGC). The word "gospel" means literally "good news," which may be exactly what people are looking for in this economic climate.A [...]

Various ArtistsPraise the Lord – The Gospel CollectionMeltone Entertainment Group 2008www.MeltoneEntertainmentGroup.comImagine driving in your car on a Sunday afternoon in the American South, the AM radio tuned into a low-power local gospel music station. Yep, Meltone’s three-CD collection Praise the Lord is like that.This budget-priced set of previously (and fairly [...]

Once again, from the good people at www.EURweb.com:Heavens Gateway, a 24-hour Internet radio station offering all Christian and Gospel Music, church ministries of all denominations, as well as positive and inspirational live talk, is now available. President/Founder Dewayne L. Loving has chosen Mr. Ed Stephens Jr., President of the Virginia [...]