"Clap Your Hands" - Witnessfrom Speak to the Generations (Axiom, 2005)Stellar Award-winning female ensemble Witness has been traversing the gospel highway since the 1980s, producing several CDs for a variety of labels, most recently for the Axiom imprint. Witness' current membership is Laeh Jones, Lou Stewart, and Lisa C. Brooks. [...]
“Rock-A-Ma-Soul” Paul Breckenridge and the Four Heavenly KnightsKing 41821947[hear it on www.group-harmony.com/I_Shall.htm]Paul Breckenridge was gospel’s answer to the Ravens’ Maithe Marshall: both possessed uncannily high voices with similar coloring and timbre. Both men sang notes that soared effortlessly above their respective mortal vocal ensemble brethren.A member of the famed spiritual [...]
From D.A. Johnson at Malaco Records:"The Malaco Music Group would like to congratulate Ms. Dorothy Norwood for her 10th Annual Soul Train Lady Of Soul Award nomination in the category ofBEST GOSPEL ALBUM for Stand On The Word."TBGB seconds those congratulations and will be rooting for Ms. Norwood to win!
Just to let TBGB readers know that I'll be blogging live from the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Milwaukee next week, Monday through Thursday, August 15 - 18. I'll try to capture as many highlights of each day as I can. If it's anything like last year, and I [...]
“Heavenly Father” - Patterson Singers1963Vee Jay From VJ LP 5046: Songs of Faith[also available on CD: The Best of Vee Jay Gospel: Volume 3 - Collectables Records: www.oldies.com]Not to be confused with Edna McGriff’s 1952 secular hit of the same name, in which a young but mature sounding McGriff prays [...]
What does Marion Williams have in common with the White Stripes, Michael Buble, Kelly Clarkson, and Coldplay?She's in the top 50 of Amazon.com's top music sellers as of August 6, 2005!Producer Anthony Heilbut's recent interview on NPR's "All Things Considered" provided some extra octane for Remember Me, a compilation of [...]
Hello, everyone! Just a reminder that "Gospel Memories" will be broadcast on Sunday, August 7 from 2:00 - 6:30 a.m. Central Time US on Chicago's WLUW 88.7 FM. As always, it will be webcast live on www.wluw.org. Highlights of the August 7 Broadcast: -- Words and Music with Anthony Heilbut, [...]
I had the opportunity to hear the vocal group Young Men Sent perform en vivo at a recent meeting of the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild. To me, the litmus test of any vocal group is its ability to harmonize without help from the endless number of levers, switches, and [...]
Hymns To Hang On ToBishop James Dixon II & the Community of Faith Mass ChoirBlackberry Records BBD-16482005“Whatever happened to the hymns?” ruminates Bishop James W.E. Dixon II in the first seconds of this new project from Blackberry Records. The hymn book is to the musician, he remarks, as the Bible [...]
TBGB brings to your attention a film with a gospel music soundtrack and theme that is due out in October. The Gospel will feature gospel superstars such as Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Martha Munizzi, and music by Kirk Franklin. Hey, is it possible we might be previewing this film next [...]
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