Gospel Music

This message comes to TBGB from Eric LeBlanc, who found the obituary in the Augusta Chronicle on 5/1/2005. James "Big Red" Anderson was an original member of the Swanee Quintet of Augusta, Georgia and recorded with the quartet for more than fifty years.James "Big Red" AndersonJONESBORO, Ga. - Entered into [...]

This notice comes to TBGB courtesy of Elder Mack C. Mason and his always-informative Gospel Trade E-Zine:The life and times of the late Pastor C. L. Franklin (father of the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin) is examined in a new book "Singing in a Strange Land: C. L. Franklin, the [...]

From GOSPELflava.com -- the Southeast Inspirational Choir, an aggregation that once counted gospel superstar Yolanda Adams among its ranks, has lost two of its pioneering members in the past two months:Passing of Carl Preacher — GOSPELflava.com mourns the recent passing of Carl Preacher, known for his work with the Southeast [...]

“Somewhere Listening” The Soul Seekers GospoCentric/Zomba Gospel 2005The latest quartet to take the name The Soul Seekers is a group of young men whose classic style belies their age. Although organized less than five years ago by a cadre of pastors’ sons, the Soul Seekers sound as if they have [...]

From Sam Edwards of Friends of Negro Spirituals:John Patton, Lyric TenorFebruary 18, 1930 - April 21, 2005Lyric tenor John Patton, one of the foremost authorities on the Negro Spirituals heritage, died on Thursday, April 21, 2005, at an unknown time, apparently in his apartment in Richmond, California. Patton, who was [...]

CD Review: And the Spirit Moved… Jonathan Blanchard (private pressing)Available at www.jonathanblanchard.comA bass singer and a spiritual is a match made in vocal Heaven. Likely because the lower register is a sonic metaphor for gravity, dignity, and wisdom, it fits nicely with the spirituals’ lyricism and thematic content. In truth, [...]

The following article on The Mighty Clouds of Joy comes from a Black Gospel Promo release, courtesy of EMI Gospel. -- TBGB******It’s not hard to divide the world of Gospel quartet music into categories. In fact, there are really only two. There’s the Mighty Clouds of Joy, and then there’s [...]

Thanks to Cozy Productions, those of us who did not have the good fortune to hear the late Cassietta George perform in person can now experience the next best thing.Cozy recently re-issued the 1979 Audio Arts two-LP set, Cassietta in Concert on CD as Cassietta George Live in Concert at [...]

This message comes to TBGB from Tammy Taylor of Nashville, TN: To Mark and Maurette Clark on the arrival of Jasmine Daniel Clark! Born March 31, 2005 at 6:45 pm. Weighing 6 lbs and 10 oz and 19 inches long! Mother and baby are doing great. Look for Maurette's new [...]

In much the same way as did Moe Asch of Folkways and Orrin Keepnews of Riverside Records, Kevin Nutt is traveling the road less taken with his CaseQuarters imprint. CaseQuarter’s first CD release – God’s Got It, a reissue of the impossible-to-find Booker and Jackson 45s by Reverend Charlie Jackson [...]