Gospel Music

BY JOHN SMYNTEK • DETROIT FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • June 7, 2008WCHB-AM (1200) announced a format change, effective Monday, that eliminates its news and sports talk lineup except for its well-rated morning show, helmed by outspoken political commentator Mildred Gaddis. Among the weekday casualties are syndicated shows by Warren [...]

Gospel music is alive in Boston. Barely. Since the demise of WILD, the genre’s listeners and performers have had to find innovative ways to keep joyful noises on local airwaves. Read the complete text of Talia Whyte's interesting story for the Bay State Banner here.

She brought the world Kirk Franklin, Kurt Carr and Trin-i-tee 5:7.Yolanda Adams, BeBe & CeCe Winans, and Tramaine Hawkins have tapped into her keen marketing skills, and even before the sale of her label – GospoCentric Records – to Zomba two years ago, Vicki Mack Lataillade was considered the most [...]

The Barnes Family Reunion IIThe Barnes FamilyAIR Records/Malaco Records 2008http://www.malaco.com/Who springs immediately to mind when thinking about gospel singing families are Motor City dynasties the Moss/Clarks and the Winans Families, and the Bay Area’s famed Hawkins Family. But let us not forget about another popular singing family, the Barnes of [...]

In Our Own Words — The Negro Spirituals Heritage Keepers: Celebrate the Completion of Oakland’s First Negro Spirituals Oral HistoriesBy Lily Kharrazi, Living Cultures Grants Manager, Alliance for California Traditional ArtsSent to TBGB by Lyvonne Chrisman“What they did not know was that a people who could not write their own [...]

Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, June 1, 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 http://www.wluw.org/, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever [...]

From an article published in the Mail & Guardian, Johannesburg, South Africa.TBGB says: Mokoena's death is a tragic loss for the South African gospel community. For anyone unfamiliar with the South African gospel scene, Mokoena, Rebecca Malope and Sizwe Zako are the equivalent in prominence and popularity to America's Kirk [...]

Chapter OneDr. Charles G. Hayes & the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer ChoirMCG Records 2008www.mcgrecords.comNew chapter, new label, same electrifying gospel chorus. On their first project for gospel label legend James Bullard and MCG Records, the Mighty Warriors of Cosmopolitan demonstrate why they are one of today’s most outstanding traditional gospel [...]

Light Gospel Legacy Series:The Mighty Clouds of JoyLight Records 2008www.lightrecords.comReleased in February, prior to the passing of longtime Clouds member Elmo Franklin, this retrospective – part of the Light Gospel Legacy Series – showcases latter day recordings of the Mighty Clouds of Joy, specifically their projects for Koch (Power, 1995) [...]

Margaret “Babe” Allison & the AngelicsTouch Me AgainMalaco Records 2008www.malaco.comFor 86 years old, Margaret Allison is remarkable. She’s still singing, and sounding pretty good, too. She still possesses much of that piercing, plaintive voice that was the force behind the Angelic Gospel Singers, the sweethearts of the gospel circuit. But [...]