Gospel Music

TBGB Pick of the Week: May 21, 2007

2021-01-12T02:18:50-06:00May 20th, 2007|

“Call Jesus” Bruce Parham From the upcoming Emtro Gospel CD Dwell Together Street Date: June 5, 2007 http://www.emtro.com/ Bishop Bruce V. Parham, Sr., founder and pastor of Wilmington, Delaware’s Oasis of Refreshing Ministries, possesses the closed-eyes vocal intensity of James Cleveland when he posits the opening question on his new [...]

TBGB Reviews…The McClurkin Project

2014-07-21T21:59:08-05:00May 17th, 2007|

We Praise YouThe McClurkin ProjectGospocentric Records 2007http://www.gospocentric.com/On We Praise You, gospel superstar Donnie McClurkin hands the microphone to the female McClurkins (Andrea, Tanya, Cheri, and Olivia), and to “first member” Carol Carter. While Donnie chimes in from time to time – for example, lending his reassuring voice to “You’ll Be [...]

An Update on the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project

2014-07-21T21:59:08-05:00May 14th, 2007|

Last May, TBGB reported on the magnificent $350,000 grant that Baylor University professor Robert Darden (left), author of People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music, secured to identify, acquire, clean, digitize and catalogue black gospel recordings.This month Darden told TBGB, “The Black Gospel Music Restoration Project is [...]

TBGB Reviews…The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, AL

2014-07-21T21:59:08-05:00May 6th, 2007|

The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, ALSinging Songs of PraiseCaseQuarter 2007www.aumfidelity.com/casequarter.htmlFor every gospel quartet that made a record, even if it was only a vanity single, there are a dozen quartets that never even stepped into a recording studio. That doesn't mean that only the best quartets made it on vinyl. On [...]

J. Robert Bradley, 87, Charismatic Gospel Singer, Dies

2014-07-21T21:59:08-05:00May 4th, 2007|

By JON PARELESPublished: May 4, 2007 in the New York TimesJ. Robert Bradley, whose deep, swooping, octave-leaping voice and charismatic presence made him one of the most important figures in gospel music, died yesterday in Nashville. He was 87.The cause was complications of diabetes, said Anthony Heilbut, the author of [...]

Gospel Memories Broadcast Pays Tribute to Historic Church

2014-07-21T21:59:08-05:00May 3rd, 2007|

Hello, gospel music fans everywhere! Gospel Memories airs live this Sunday, May 6 from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time US on Chicago's WLUW 88.7 FM, and streams live at www.wluw.org. Highlights of Gospel Memories' Sixth Anniversary Show:-- Last month, Chicago's Roberts Temple COGIC (left; source: Chicago Defender) received landmark [...]

TBGB Reviews…Desmond Pringle

2014-07-21T21:59:09-05:00April 29th, 2007|

Be StillDesmond PringleMagnum Opus Entertainment 2006www.magnumopusent.comDesmond Pringle brings James Cleveland back!Well, not physically, but on his latest CD Be Still, the Chicago-based gospel crooner manipulates the mixing board to sing a duet with the late King James, just as Natalie sang "Unforgettable" with her father Nat, and Hank Williams, Jr. [...]

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