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 [...]
Watch the late Bob Washington and the Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio perform an eight-minute live version of their classic 1961 hit, "Ride This Train," to a 1960s-era festival crowd. At one point, Washington tosses off his jacket and works an awed crowd, shaking hands, throwing shapes, confounding the camerapeople, and [...]
CD Review:We Won’t Be Silent AnymoreBishop Yvette Flunder & the Fellowship Mass ChoirCommitted Records 2006http://www.radicallyinclusive.com/Bishop Yvette Flunder teamed up with five Bay Area churches’ worth of strong voices for her first recording, We Won’t Be Silent Anymore. And if the mass choir by itself wasn’t enough to raise the church [...]
Hello, gospel mavens -- the next broadcast of "Gospel Memories" will be Sunday, November 5 from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time on Chicago's 88.7 WLUW (live webcast on www.wluw.org).Highlights of the November 5 Broadcast:-- They sang gospel before they sang RnB: in the 1980s, K-Ci and JoJo were members [...]
CD Review:He’s Blessing MeNorris Garner(Private press 2006)http://www.norrisgarner.com/Some independent productions ought to remain independent. Others, however, are deserving of major label attention and wider distribution. Norris Garner’s He’s Blessing Me belongs in the latter category.He’s Blessing Me is a superb project. The title track not only has hit potential, but the [...]
The following obituary was shared with TBGB by Eric LeBlanc. Another soldier gone. ARNOLD, Mr. Paul A. “Easy”, age 74, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2006 at his residence.A native Daytonian, he attended Roosevelt High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Paul accepted God [...]
THE CLARK SISTERS:Reunited And It Feels So GoodBy Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black VoicesThe legendary gospel group Clark Sisters is getting back into the swing of things, with the recent announcement of an exclusive recording deal which will reunite all four powerhouse vocalists.EMI Gospel announced the signing of the pioneering [...]
Celebrating the Life, Legacy and Love of Dr. Lou Della Evans-ReidVarious Artists, featuring Rev. Dr. Clay Evans & Fellowship M.B. Church Reunion ChoirPrivate production of Fellowship M.B. Church 2006(773) 924-3232www.fellowshipmbchurch.orgThis recording doesn’t just belong in your gospel collection, it belongs in the Smithsonian.Say “Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church,” and traditional gospel [...]
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