A New DayPaul PorterLight Records 2008http://www.lightrecords.com/Paul Porter left the Christianaires earlier this year, after three decades with the quartet, to give voice to musical ideas that have been forming in his mind, ideas that did not necessarily fit within the Christianaires' format. Porter certainly does experiment with sacred sounds on [...]
Be sure to attend the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild's 13th Year Gala Anniversary Celebration and Gospel Music Summit on October 10 and 11, 2008.Friday, October 10, 7:00 p.m.: "Dress Up" for a Gospel Music Showcase featuring Ami Rushes, Jai Reed, Paul Porter, Evelyn Turrentine-Agee, the Victory Travelers, and many [...]
The iconic Blind Boys of Alabama join forces with the equally legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the MacAninch Arts Center at College of Du Page in Glen Ellyn, Illinois on Friday, October 10 at 8 p.m. For tickets, call 630/942-4000.Kathy Lanser, representative of the show, says the program is [...]
"Vengeance is Mine"TonyaFrom the Kingdom Records CD Special Friendwww.kingdomrecordsinc.comOn "Vengeance is Mine," singer-songwriter Tonya Baker of Dayton, Ohio exhorts listeners to not take matters into their own hands when things get bad. God will take care of the matter, Baker asserts confidently over a laidback, RnB-infused, finger-popping groove and conversational [...]
He Changed MeDr. Bobby Jones presents Renee Spearman and PrezJDI Records 2008www.jdirecords.comGospel Music Workshop of America Duo of the Year Renee Spearman and Eugene “Prez” Blackmon II enjoyed a very strong presence on the Billboard gospel album chart with their 2004 Celebrate, and are back with He Changed Me. This [...]
“Here in Me”DeLeonFrom the CD Here in MeDemari Entertainment/Arrow Records 2008www.deleonmusic.comThe Grammy and Stellar-nominated singer, songwriter and actress DeLeon Richards Sheffield is back in the spotlight with a gospel CD titled Here in Me, released on her new Demari Entertainment imprint and distributed by Arrow Records.The title track is an [...]
From the Longview (TX) News-Journal's website, www.news-journal.com:Friends remember Templeton as mentor to area musiciansBy CHRISTINA LANEThe Longview chapter of the Texas Mass Choir has postponed a concert indefinitely as friends and family mourn the death of the chapter president, the Rev. Eddie Templeton."He was a Godly, loving man," said his [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, October 5, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for this month’s live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the Soundtrack to That Old Time Religion.Not in Chicago? No problem. Go to www.wluw.org, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever [...]
Music Is My Way of LifeDwight & the Sweet Singing SoulsQuartet Boyz Records 2008Dwight Gordon is a quartet singer and guitarist who in the past three decades has worked with the likes of the Mighty Clouds of Joy, the Williams Brothers, and with his own group, the Racy Brothers. He [...]
Brenda LoweSomebody Somewhere was Praying for MeAlpha 7 Ministries 2002www.alpha7ministries.comAfter the recent release of the heartwarming “Somebody Somewhere” by V.O.W. (JDI Records) and our review of the choir’s single and full album, Minister Randall Ogans of the Alpha 7 Ministries label in Fairfield, California contacted TBGB. Had I known about [...]
