James Fortune & FIYALive Through ItFIYAWorld Music/eOne Engertainment (2014)www.jamesfortunemusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe two-disk Live Through It is James Fortune & FIYA’s first foray into live recording and a successful one.The title track and current single is classic James Fortune: an antiphonal ballad loaded with affirmations of [...]
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From TBGB Friend Sande Rose:After a lifetime of dedicated service to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to the Gospel music industry, we sadly announce the passing of “The Voice,” Dr. Edna Tatum. Dr. Tatum peacefully made her transition from labor to reward on Friday, March 14, 2014 in [...]
Sean C. JohnsonGrateful EP (2014)www.seancjohnson.com/gratefulBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogEmploying street poetry and neo-soul jams, Sean C. Johnson gives listeners a nineteen-minute dose of reality on Grateful, a five-track EP he released in gratitude for his fans' support.Johnson is best known for his three-volume Simply a Vessel collection [...]
“I Believe”Dr. Vera J. Goodman & Anointed PraiseFrom the CD It’s Our Time (2014)Anointedpraise2011@yahoo.com“I Believe” is an inspirational song that sounds like an inspirational song. Anointed Praise’s dynamic phrasing and the infectious “Rise” vamp gain ample support from a melody that propels the message ever higher without changing the key.Lead [...]
The Black Gospel Blog's Bob Marovich attended the National and Independent Gospel Music Association (NIGMA) Industry Summit in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend (March 13-16). He presented on "Establishing A Media Presence" Saturday morning.Congratulations to NIGMA President Pastor Kris Jackson, to the NIGMA Board and volunteers, to the artists and presenters, [...]
Enjoy this video of "Beautiful Soul" by Rhythm of Gospel Awardees True Witness, a family group from Georgia. The video has been nominated for a 2014 Rhythm of Gospel Award.
Jamarien MooreI’ll Go (EP)http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamarienmooreBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogI can understand why Jamarien Moore made it to the finals on BET’s Sunday Best. He has a versatile, elastic tenor, an almost effortless delivery, and his display of melisma evokes Smokie Norful. According to his website, Moore was influenced by [...]
Rev. Roy Reed & the Zion JubileesLet Him InSharp Records (2014)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogCrate diggers will know the Zion Jubilees from their 1970s singles on Stan Lewis’s Jewel label. Others will simply know the quartet as the Zion Jubilees of Bryan, Texas who have been on [...]
Jackson, MS - Quartet Pioneer and father of D.A. Johnson (Executive Director, Gospel Division Malaco Music Group), Willie Connell Johnson passed on Thursday March 6, 2014, at his home, surrounded by family in Jamaica, NY.Willie Connell Johnson, born in Sumter, SC, founder of The Mighty Brooklyn Skyways, a quartet that enjoyed [...]
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