“If This is Faith”Duawne StarlingAvailable on iTunesAt one time, gospel tenor Duawne Starling was “twenty feet from stardom,” singing background for top-shelf artists such as Pastor Donnie McClurkin. His flexible voice can be heard on “Great Is Your Mercy” from McClurkin’s double platinum CD, Live In London and More…. Starling [...]
Love and Honor: The Life of Rev. Julius Cheeks at Told by His Daughter JudyJudy CheeksBookBaby (October, 2013; 100 pages)Available for Kindle on Amazon.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDance music aficionados may not know that disco chanteuse Judy Cheeks is the offspring of gospel quartet great Rev. Julius [...]
Macheeste’ MissNyx leaksRedemptionTate Music Group (released Sept. 17, 2013)Available on iTunes, Amazon, and other online retailersBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogRedemption is a fine debut CD from Maryland-based singer-songwriter Macheeste’ Malloy. His elastic tenor voice, coupled with sunny, melodic melodies and buzzy electronica, evoke the popular gospel fusion [...]
Remembering the Rev. Morgan Babb, gospel legend, broadcasting pioneer and man of God
“The Declaration”Kevin Davidson & the UCICC Fellowship ChoirFrom the forthcoming album Something HappensEVP Entertainment (2013)To a swinging ‘60s surf tempo, stinging guitar riffs, and playful hand claps, Kevin Davidson and the UCICC (United Council of Independent Christian Churches) Fellowship Choir deliver “The Declaration,” a series of affirmations of faith in [...]
Gospel music is putting on its top hat and tails and stepping out into the warm New Orleans evening. compare creator profilesFellow Rhythm of Gospel Awards board member Tiffany Hayes-French and Milahanke' Productions will present "Gospel With a Twist," a black tie event, on Saturday, March 29, from 6:00 to [...]
“A Friend Unfailing” Phillip Carter & SOV www.cdbaby.com/cd/phillipcarterandsov12 An old-school style song, written by Danny McCrimmon, about Jesus as the ultimate BFF. With a B3 warbling prominently in the foreground, Stellar Award-winning Phillip Carter delivers the worshipful lyrics with prayerful consideration. The SOV choir enters halfway through to answer Carter’s [...]
“Give Him Praise”Kathy Taylor & the Windsor VillageUnited Methodist Church Mass Choirwww.kathytaylorlive.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIn 2010, TBGB wrote that Kathy Taylor has a “big, traditional-sounding voice hewn straight out of the rafters of the old wooden church.” That is as true today as it was then.“Give [...]
Dr. Charles G. Hayes, ca. 1960sBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog“Dr. Hayes didn’t want any sadness. We’re going to have a home going party tonight!” declared Deacon Dennis Cole, who with Pastor DeAndre Patterson hosted a musical tribute last night to the late Dr. Charles G. Hayes, Founder [...]
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