Gospel Music

From a press release on the City of Chicago website, 3/30/07:Mayor Richard M. Daley today applauded the Chicago City Council for passing an ordinance giving official landmark status to the Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ building, the site of the 1955 visitation for Emmett Till.For four days in [...]

J MossV2Zomba Gospel 2007www.insidejmoss.comJ Moss’ forthcoming project V2 is an adrenaline rush of hip hop sound and beats, especially during the first third of the album. And yet while it is out of the box aurally, V2 stays true to the gospel lyric tradition of seeking deliverance from today’s struggles [...]

Posted by Candace Walker, Gospel Editor for www.bellaonline.com:The memorial services and funeral arrangements for Church of God In Christ Presiding Bishop G. E. Patterson will be held at Temple of Deliverance Church of God In Christ at 369 G. E. Patterson in Memphis, Tennessee. Three services are planned for Bishop [...]

From the Los Angeles Times Staff and Wire ReportsMarch 24, 2007Walter Turnbull, who founded the Boys Choir of Harlem in a church basement and led the organization to international acclaim that included performances at the White House and the Vatican, has died. He was 62. Turnbull died Friday at a [...]

CD ReviewIn His Presence – Live!Judith Christie McAllisterJudah Music/Artemis Gospel 2006www.judah-music.orgDr. Judith Christie McAllister, “the preeminent woman of worship” and recognized widely as a leader in the Praise & Worship category of gospel music, recorded In His Presence – Live! at the Cathedral of Praise COGIC in Nashville on January [...]

TBGB has learned from Tammy Taylor and The Belle Report that the Church of God in Christ's Presiding Bishop G.E. Patterson passed away this afternoon, March 20, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 67 years old. Bishop Patterson recently earned a Stellar Award for "Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year" for [...]

Higher GroundDebra HendersonAlpha 7 Ministries 2007http://www.alpha7ministries.com/I must admit I’m not a big fan of the Praise & Worship style of sacred music, so when I heard “We’ve Come to Bow Down and Worship,” the first track on Elder Debra Henderson’s CD Higher Ground, with its overly-dramatic synth intro and lovely [...]

From D.A. Johnson of Malaco Records:Jackson, MS. March 14, 2007 - Nicknamed "The Gales" and known also as gospel music's "Gentlemen of Song," the Sensational Nightingales are a legendary cornerstone of American gospel quartet music. The quartet, well known for monster hits "It's Gonna Rain," "I Want To Be At [...]

My Father’s WorkDr. C.J. JohnsonMeltone 2007In March of 1965, Dr. C.J. Johnson recorded an original song, “I Want to Go Where Jesus Is,” for Savoy Records. Sung a cappella and with thunderous enthusiasm by a jubilant congregation, the sound was so raw and primitive that one might have assumed it [...]

“Nobody but the Lord”Alvin Darling & CelebrationFrom the new release My Blessing is on the WayEmtro Gospel 2007www.emtro.comAlvin Darling’s enviable music resume includes a Pentecostal upbringing and time spent as a member of a gospel quartet. He digs deep into both experiences on “Nobody But the Lord,” the first single [...]