“Keeping the Faith”JavenFrom the forthcoming CD Keeping the FaithRKD Music Managementwww.javenonline.comTelevision, movies, stage musicals, commercial jingles and Christian music/gospel are all contained in the resume of Los Angeles-based “PK” Javen. As a gospel music enthusiast, you may have caught Javen’s 2002 single “Never Give Up on Love” or his 2003 [...]
Some months ago, we wrote about the amazing work Mary D. Williams is doing to preserve African American gospel music traditions. She is ensuring that students don't grow up without knowing the musical roots that are their rich heritage.Out of the deepest respect for Williams' contributions, TBGB is happy to [...]
“The Struggle”Bill Moss Jr.From the CD Manifested Favor – Live in DetroitSalathiel Records 2008www.billmossjr.comYou might think that since Bill Moss Jr. and J Moss are from the same musical family – remember the teenage Moss Brothers (AIR 1985)? – they obviously have similar musical styles. That’s not necessarily the case. [...]
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 [...]
