Click below for Peter Margasak's superb review of a compilation produced by "Gospel Memories" contributor Rob Sevier and Numero Group: Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal. The CD brings together a sampling of long-forgotten but still compelling and vibrant gospel cuts from indie label 45 rpm singles that have never [...]
“Packin’ Up”Ward SingersSavoy 40801956[also on Savoy LPs MG14020 and DBL7015]Quintessential Ward Singers, with the classic lineup of Gertrude Ward, Clara Ward, Willa Ward Moultrie, Marion Williams, Frances Steadman, and Kitty Parham. Williams takes center stage on this track, lofting her signature high whoos up and over the ladies’ energetic, tight [...]
TBGB received the link below for the John Work Singers from Dr. Nate Thomas, former vocal group bass. John Work was instrumental in revitalizing the Fisk University Jubilee Singers in the early 20th Century and led the ensemble through their first recordings for the Victor and Columbia labels.Go to the [...]
From The Belle Report, by way of Bil Carpenter. TBGB congratulates all the winners of the En Sound Music Awards, but most especially Margaret Allison of the Angelic Gospel Singers, who was a guest on TBGB's "Gospel Memories" radio show (www.gospelmemories.com) and June Rochelle, a former TBGB "Pick of the [...]
DETROIT (August 21, 2006) - Joe Bagby, Bishop P.A. Brooks, Kurt Carr, the late Davis Sisters, Merdean Fielding Gales, Bishop Albert Jamison, Dr Curtis Lewis, Professor Iris Stevenson, Take 6, and Rodena Preston are this year's inductees to the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum® (IGMHFM). The 2006 [...]
“I’ve Got a Feeling”Andrea BarnesFrom the album Just AndreaJ&A Productions 2003On most of her debut CD Just Andrea, Ms. Andrea Barnes sings sweetly and lightly. When it comes to interpreting Albertina Walker’s “I’ve Got a Feeling,” however, Andrea does an about-face, puts on her shouting shoes, and unveils a mature [...]
The following article was written by Bob Mehr and featured in the Chicago Reader, August 11, 2006. Roscoe Robinson is a quartet icon, having sung with the likes of the Silver Quintette, Southern Sons (Trumpet), Original Five Blind Boys, and Blind Boys of Ohio. In addition to recording soul, RnB, [...]
“Death Gonna Straighten Him”TrumpeteersScore 50561953The Trumpeteers were one of many early quartets that emulated the famed Golden Gate Quartet, but one of only a few that stayed true to jubilee-style singing long after most of its competitors adopted a harder, Pentecostal performance style. Although best known for putting “Milky White [...]
Hello, gospel music fans! Just a reminder that "Gospel Memories" comes at you again live Sunday, August 6 from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time US on Chicago's WLUW 88.7 FM and via live global webcast at www.wluw.org. Highlights of Sunday's Broadcast: -- Words and Music with Rev. Lawrence Roberts, [...]
TBGB reviews...Where I Long to BeNorman HutchinsJDI Records 2006www.jdirecords.comDr. Norman Hutchins has a knack for writing gospel lyrics that become standard church parlance and songs that become compulsory for choirs to learn and perform. “God’s Got a Blessing (With My Name on It)” is the most famous example. This is [...]
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