“Go Tell It on the Mountain”Rev. Timothy Flemming, Sr.From the CD Go Tell it on the MountainGod's Strength Records 20061-866-683-5388In the 1960s, Timothy Flemming was known throughout his home state of Georgia as “The Boy Preacher.” Today he is Rev. Timothy Flemming, the venerable Pastor of the Mount Carmel Baptist [...]
“Come Ye Disconsolate”Dixie HummingbirdsPeacock 30121964[also on Peacock single 3402 and Peacock LP PLP 115 “Prayer for Peace,” Song Bird SBLP240, and ABC D-4013]Think about the music of the Dixie Hummingbirds and what comes to mind is energetic, post-jubilee singing with a strong bass line and Howard Carroll’s guitar as lead [...]
U2's Bono and a host of famous musicians and actors, along with prominent private foundations headed by Bill and Melinda Gates and former President Bill Clinton, are working passionately to eradicate HIV and AIDS, particularly in Africa. This is a laudable and historic accomplishment, one that deserves our deepest gratitude [...]
Nominations were announced today for the 49th annual Grammy Awards. Below are some of the gospel artists, songs, and recordings up for nomination. The Recording Academy will award the Grammys on Sunday, February 11, 2007. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated!Best Gospel Performance(For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles [...]
“Sunnyside Up”Yvonne BurgessFrom the CD Sunnyside UpMelodies Christian Recording 2006http://www.melodiesrecording.com/Yvonne Burgess certainly knows how to turn a lyric. Her CD Sunnyside Up is chock full of everyday lessons, each delivered in five minutes or less. On the title track, she even uses the humble egg as a life metaphor: “Ask [...]
This Is Who I AmKelly PriceZomba Gospel 2006http://www.kellyprice.com/The gorgeous platinum selling RnB composer and songstress who introduced the blockbuster RnB smash “Friend of Mine” in 1998 is really a PK (preacher’s kid) at heart. Kelly Price grew up in the Church of God in Christ and celebrates her holiness roots [...]
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CD Single Review:“Trouble”Willie Cleveland2006(662) 455-9653Greenwood, Mississippi’s Willie Cleveland, who incidentally bears a striking resemblance to a certain square-jawed gospel music legend whose surname he shares, waxes retro on “Trouble.” The single is an alchemy of 80s arrangement and 70s beat that will please southern radio listeners and leave gospel funk [...]
CD Review:The Launch Out ProjectRev. Stefanie R. Minatee & Jubilation2006http://www.justjubilation.com/New Jersey’s Rev. Stefanie R. Minatee has been ministering through music professionally for more than 20 years. Her accomplishments shine through on her latest release, The Launch Out Project, with the critically-acclaimed choir Jubilation.Jubilation is a culturally-mixed choir of volunteers and [...]
Paved the WayThe CaravansMalaco 2006http://www.thecaravans.net/A reunion CD from the Caravans was inevitable. Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews and Delores Washington have been sighted singing together on several occasions in the past couple of years, delighting audiences and wrecking churches, just as they did for five decades.Recorded in Chicago at [...]
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