Another post from "The Gospel Train's" David April. TBGB appreciates you! -- TBGBThe Dixie Hummingbirds celebrated their 77th Anniversary on Saturday, August 20th and Sunday. August 21st at the World Café Live in Philadelphia, PA. The program was called “Still Keepin It Real: The Dixie Hummingbirds’ 77th Anniversary with Special [...]
The following is from David April, Host of "The Gospel Train," which airs Tuesdays, 7-10 PM on WRDV-FM & WLBS-FM (89.3 Warminster/107.3 Philadelphia and 107.9 Bensalem/91.9 Levittown. Jefferson is best known for his bass singing with the Sensational Nightingales. -- TBGB******I attended John Jefferson's Going Home Service and thought I [...]
While TBGB was fast asleep after attending a pioneer-studded GMWA Quartet Gala on August 17, Sheilah Belle of The Belle Report was still on task getting the story below. The article is from The Belle Report. Thanks, Sheilah, for reporting on this exciting moment at GMWA. I heard the music [...]
Gospel pioneers get their due in the New York Times (see link below):Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing!
The Church of God in Christ's Presiding Bishop G.E. Patterson is featured in this MSNBC/Newsweek article (see link below). Be sure to check out the video accompanying the article, too, to see and hear Bishop Patterson and Memphis' Temple of Deliverance in full swing, complete with the youth choir being [...]
Tell the AngelsLee Williams and the Spiritual QCs2005MCG Records – MCG 7034James Bullard of MCG Records knows quartet singing.After all, he was one of the members of the BOS Singers. So it’s not surprising that his record label has done a superb job capturing Lee Williams and the Spiritual QCs’ [...]
My final day at GMWA was Thursday, though the convention would not conclude until Friday evening. The morning was spent receiving updates on new music projects from record label owners and promoters. Sandra Smith from Blackberry Records told us about Henry Green’s solo project to be released in January, and [...]
“Tonight’s Late Night Showcase will be sponsored by EMI Gospel and if the old eyes and feet can make it, I will be there...”Famous last words. I put head to pillow for just a few moments before heading back out the door to check out the EMI Gospel showcase at [...]
From David April, host of "The Gospel Train":John Jefferson, a former bass with the Sensational Nightengales, passed away this evening. I'll post more information as soon as I get it. Mr. Jefferson joined the The Gales c. 1951, replacing William Henry, and can be heard on many of their early [...]
Yesterday's Late Night Showcase was presented by New Haven Records, Kingdom Records and Gospel Warehouse Records. Sporting a birthday party motif to celebrate the Gospel Announcers Guild’s 35th anniversary -– a party that included ice cream, cake, and a balloon-stretching clown named Bingo -- the showcase could easily have been [...]
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