Gospel Music

Back At ‘Ya, Lord!Miz TEverybreath Productions 2008http://www.miztgospelcomedienne.com/Tranea’ (known as Miz T) is a very funny lady. She has a comfortable and intimate rapport with her audience, which enjoys listening to her and laughing at the day-to-day situations that, in retrospect, really are pretty darned hilarious.Miz T demonstrates that even something [...]

Attending the world premiere of the Chicago Black Ensemble Theater’s “I Am Who I Am” (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass) last night, I learned that the man whose music and stage persona crowned him the Adonis of soul music had a background steeped in the music of the church.Soul music [...]

“Show Yourself Mighty”Albert Jamison Presents the New York State Mass ChoirFrom the Light Records CD Show Yourself Mighty 2007http://www.light-street.com/Chairman of the Gospel Music Workshop of America and former leader of the Grammy-nominated Triboro Mass Choir, Bishop Albert Jamison is back on the gospel charts with “Show Yourself Mighty.” The title [...]

From a press release. Great to see Chicago's Percy Bady involved in the project!Eighth career release is the follow-up to 2005’s chart-topping, GRAMMY®-winning Purified. Pre-Orders are being accepted on-line.LOS ANGELES, CA–March 3, 2008 - Seven-time GRAMMY® winner CeCe Winans is set to once again share with the world her passion, [...]

The story continues..Hang in there, Pilgrim Baptist!From the website of WGN-AM 720 Chicago:Governor Rod Blagojevich is giving $1 million to the historic Pilgrim Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side, because the initial $1 million grant he pledged to the burned out church mistakenly went somewhere else.Blagojevich says the first $1 [...]

Check out Chicago Tribune Jazz Critic Howard Reich's superb story on DeLois Barrett Campbell's annual birthday celebration and tribute, held today at Chicago's historic First Church of Deliverance.http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0309_barrettsmar09,1,3089690.story

“I Will Sing”Gerald Scott & CompanyFrom the CD INTROhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/gescott A native of Washington, DC and product of a musical family, Gerald Scott – affectionally known as “G” – is a musician, arranger, producer, and songwriter. In late 2006, while working on his first solo recording, Scott decided to assemble a [...]

Fall On MeBishop Simon Gordon & Triedstone ChurchTehillah Church/Light Records 2008Listening to Fall On Me, you will think the choir of Triedstone Full Gospel Baptist Church on Chicago’s southwest side is comprised of 100 voices, but it’s not. It’s actually a moderately sized choir, but with big voices and an [...]

TBGB: Welcome to Illinois politics...and is anyone else as outraged as I that Loop Lab School would take that $1 million last year and not say a word?From The Chicago Tribune: March 4, 2008BY DAVE MCKINNEY, JACLYN BRENNING AND MAUREEN O'DONNELL Staff Reporters Gov. Blagojevich's administration sent $1 million to [...]

“Never Would Have Made It”Marvin SappFrom the Verity CD Thirsty2007www.marvinsapp.com“Never Would Have Made It,” like “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” is a gospel song that appeals to listeners immediately because it is hewn from the dark, seemingly bottomless well of emotional pain and sorrow, and as such strikes a universal [...]