“No Way” VaShawn Mitchell (Tyscot 2005)VaShawn Mitchell is young but certainly no newcomer to the gospel music scene.Nicknamed “Triple Threat” because he is a singer, songwriter, and producer, Mitchell is minister of music for Bishop Larry D. Trotter’s Sweet Holy Spirit Church on Chicago’s south side, and early in his [...]
TBGB: Special thanks to Sheilah Belle, whose The Belle Report is the source of this information:Robert Turner SuccumbsIndianapolis, IN -- On behalf of The Belle Report, we ask that all of our readers remember the family of Robert Turner in prayer. According to our sources Robert Turner passed early yesterday [...]
This comes to TBGB from Humilitee via D.A. Johnson of Malaco Records....On the behalf of the Summerville family I have been asked to inform you of the passing of Mother Ruby Lee Summerville-Dickson. Mother Ruby as we all affectionately referred to her passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, [...]
I Dreamt I Dwelt in HarlemThe Delta Rhythm BoysAcrobat Music 2005www.acrobatmusic.netWhile not as well-known as their brothers in harmony the Mills Brothers, Ink Spots, and Charioteers, the Delta Rhythm Boys nevertheless appeared in many motion pictures and Broadway shows during the late 1930s and throughout the 1940s, hosted a regular [...]
Heavenly KeysLeonard Maddox, Rev. Dwayne Mason, Willie Jones, with Curtis FondrenThe Sirens Records 2005&The Willams Brothers presents The Jazz Album: Songs from the Brothers’ RepertoireBlackberry Records 2005Recordings of gospel music instrumentals have been a subgenre pretty much since 1954, when Maceo Woods made a hit record out of his interpretation [...]
I am pleased that “Yes” is still on the gospel charts. I have wanted to write about this Stellar-nominated song since its release. The emotion-soaked praise and worship performance by Valley Kingdom Ministries’ Shekinah Glory reminds me of the Tommies’ 1986 “Safe in His Arms” in Min. Valencia Lacy’s gentle [...]
“Something About the Name Jesus” The Rance Allen Group featuring Kirk Franklin.From the Tyscot LP The Live ExperienceTyscot Records 2004First of all, don’t get me wrong: I admire and respect the ministries of the Rance Allen Group and Kirk Franklin, and particularly these artists’ musical innovations that took gospel to [...]
The Bells of Joy: The Collection (1951-1954)Acrobat Records 2005www.acrobatmusic.netWhile the Bells of Joy did not possess superstar lead vocalists as did Peacock labelmates the Sensational Nightingales (June Cheeks), Spirit of Memphis (“Little Axe” Broadnax) and the Dixie Hummingbirds (Ira Tucker), leads A.C. Littlefield and Robert Dawkins were more than capable [...]
Alvin Slaughter – The Faith LifeIntegrity Gospel 2005www.integritymusic.comWorship leader Alvin Slaughter possesses a handsome baritone voice reminiscent of crooner James Ingram but sings with the command of a leading man in a Broadway musical. His seventh project, The Faith Life, is a mixture of contemporary Christian music, praise and worship, [...]
It reminded me of the famous photograph, “A Great Day in Harlem.” This time, however, the venue wasn't the entranceway of an apartment building but the Monument of Faith Church on Chicago’s South Side, and the artists weren’t jazz performers but living legends of gospel music.On October 22, 2005, at [...]
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