Gospel Music

Another excellent article on the thriving gospel music industry in Chicago. This Chicago Tribune article comes from the pen of Kelley L. Carter.Click here to see the article:Kelley L. Carter - Chicago TribunePhoto: Chicago's own Caravans.

Check out Aaron Cohen's excellent article about gospel music in the Chicago Tribune. He makes the point that Chicago is not only the birthplace of gospel music, but it has taken up permanent residence here, too.Special thanks to Aaron for listing "Gospel Memories" and The Black Gospel Blog in the [...]

VictoryValerie BoydShekinah International 2006http://www.valerieboyd.net/Nestled among standard urban contemporary arrangements on Valerie Boyd’s Victory is a collection of soulfully-sung, “wooden church” gospels that single-handedly make her solo project a four-star effort.Boyd is arguably best known for her old-school leanings, and it shows on Victory. The North Carolina-born vocalist transitions from the [...]

Here's another article for your enjoyment, a report by James Porter for Time Out Chicago on a major quartet program in Chicago this past weekend. http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/?p=3373#more-3373Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As the song goes, there's "so much to be thankful for!"

TBGB correspondent "Indianaring" passed along this article from the Texas Observer. Enjoy!http://texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=2631

“Sick and Tired”Fair Family SingersFrom the CD Fair Family SingersYahdah 2007http://www.fairfamilysingers.com/The Fair siblings from Shaker Heights, Ohio -- all “B”s, incidentally: Ben III, Brianna, Benitra, and Brandon – recently shared the stage in Warner Robins, Georgia with no less a group of gospel lights as the Five Blind Boys of [...]

As of Saturday, November 17, The Black Gospel Blog registered 50,000 hits to the site since January of this year, when we first started tracking activity, via http://www.sitemeter.com/.More than 80,000 page views, too!According to statistics pulled from http://www.technorati.com/, TBGB is in the top 2 percent of all blogs in existence.TBGB [...]

“Love Open Doors for Me”The Voices of HopeFrom the LP Walk On By FaithCapitol T 24801966For those who have only heard the name of Thurston Frazier because a memorial choir is named after him at the Gospel Music Workshop of America, the man was a major force in gospel choral [...]

“You Deserve Praises”Jevon D. Brock and RestorationFrom the CD Another OpportunityBrock Music Group 2006 Many gospel songs borrow the preacher’s pacing: they start slow and build in incremental intensity until the boiling point. “You Deserve Praises,” by Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Jevon D. Brock and Restoration, ignores that rule: it starts out [...]

Do you love classic quartet singing, the kind that used to be heard coast to coast and church to church...but you can't find the music anywhere? You're in luck!Introducing:jberg's Vintage Black Gospel CD's, Ltd.These CDs are chock full of rare gospel records as well as familiar classics.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gospel Goldies Vol.'s 1-5, [...]