Detroit Remembers, Vols. I and IIVarious ArtistsSound of Gospel 2002 (Vol. I), 2007 (Vol. II)Gospel historian Professor L. Stanley Davis introduced me to this collection, which contains some of the most thrilling, exhilarating traditional gospel music performances – and I mean gospel with a capital G – that has been [...]
TBGB has reviewed Byrnes' House of Refuge and the Sojourners' own project Hold On. Here's a photo and an informative article from Vancouver's Vue Weekly about the Original Sojourners of Vancouver.*****EDEN MUNRO / eden@vueweekly.comWhen Jim Byrnes began working on his 2006 album, House of Refuge, he knew that he wanted [...]
...can be found in the January 2008 issue of Black Grooves:http://blackgrooves.org/?p=496
“Lift Him Up”Dexter Walker & Zion MovementFrom the Found Sound Music CD Move (2007)http://www.zionmovement.org/Rev. Dr. Stanley Keeble says that what makes the Chicago gospel choir special is its attack: attack on the melody, attack on the lyrics, and attack in its physical movement. That said, Dexter Walker’s vivacious Zion Movement [...]
The 23rd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, held last night at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, was an evening to remember, especially for Detroit. Artists from two of the Motor City’s most beloved gospel music families – the Moss/Clarks and Winans – together tallied wins in 11 [...]
Look At Me NowWess MorganOak Tree Productions 2006http://www.wessmorgan.com/I must admit that when I first saw the dapper, bow-tie adorned Wess Morgan in a crowd at the Gospel Music Workshop of America last year, I thought he might be a CCM singer trying to get into gospel. Hearing his Look At [...]
TBGB learned from Minister J.J. Bell that Bishop Ozro Thurston Jones, Jr., General Board Member Emeritus and former Second Assistant Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, passed away Wednesday, January 9.Bishop Jones' homegoing information will be forthcoming at the COGIC main website: www.cogic.org.
From The Miami Herald, 1/9/2008BY ADAM PLAYFORDSpecial to The Miami HeraldJoshua Nelson is a black Jew who sings Kosher gospel music. "You hear 'kosher gospel,' and you're like, 'What is this, Jews for Jesus?' '' he said. "But I take everything from more of a cultural background than a religious [...]
“Lion of Judah”John Francis & The Ruach ChoirShekinah International 2007www.johnfrancis.org.ukBishop John Francis, Founder and Senior Pastor of Ruach Ministries in Brixton, South London, England, visited the Gospel Announcers Guild meeting during the 2007 Gospel Music Workshop of America, and proved to be a riveting, powerful presence as he ministered to [...]
From the Tennessean, Sunday, 01/06/08BY BILL FRISKICS-WARRENStaff WriterThey have opened for or toured with Paul Simon, Ray Charles and the Rolling Stones. They were the first gospel quartet to appear on Soul Train and one of the earliest to don bright costumes and choreograph their stage moves, a practice that [...]
