Gospel Music

TBGB Pick of the Week: January 27, 2014

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 27th, 2014|

“Faith to Believe”Sheri Jones-MoffettFrom Power and Authority: Live in Memphis (album release date: April 1, 2014)Motown Gospel (2013)www.motowngospel.comSheri Jones-Moffett takes a conventional gospel song about the power of faith and delivers it with such earnestness that it reaches lofty heights.An alumna of Donald Lawrence’s Tri-City Singers, Jones-Moffett was also one-half of [...]

Tye Tribbett, Tasha Cobbs Take Home Grammys

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 27th, 2014|

Tye Tribbett took home two awards at the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards Best Gospel Album (Greater Than [Live]) and Best Gospel Song ("If He Did It Before...Same God" [Live] - Motown Gospel).Tasha Cobbs also garnered a GRAMMY for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance for "Break Every Chain" (Motown Gospel).Congratulations to [...]

Roy and Revelation – Thank You

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 26th, 2014|

Roy and RevelationThank You4 Winds Recordswww.malaco.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWhile listening to the contagious title track of Roy and Revelation’s latest album, Thank You, I couldn’t help but think that if Philly singer Dee Dee Sharp was in the audience, she would have thought the group just [...]

PAJAM Music Group Signs Exclusive Label Deal With Central South Distribution

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 25th, 2014|

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 22, 2014) - The multi-faceted music production company and label, PAJAM Music Group (PMG), has signed an exclusive distribution partnership with the #1 independent Gospel music distributor, Central South Distribution (CSD). Pictured: Standing: Claude Lataillade, Vicki Mack Lataillade, Greg Davidson, and Charles Adams, Jr. Seated: Walter Kearney, Paul Allen, and [...]

Vickie Winans Talks About Film Debut in “Dreams”

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 24th, 2014|

Gospel singer Vickie Winans talks with The Black Gospel Blog's Bob Marovich about her silver screen debut in the Joel Kapity film Dreams. The movie will be available on DVD January 28. The images are from the film. Also check out the accompanying video, which shows Vickie working on the film.

Damion Murrill of The Murrills Goes Solo: A TBGB Interview

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 22nd, 2014|

“Kingdom Come”Damion Murrill & SiloamDivinity Music Group, LLC (2013)www.DamionMurrill.comDamion Murrill’s music apprenticeship as a member of Donald Lawrence’s Tri-City Singers is evident on “Kingdom Come,” a walk-tempo ballad that interprets the line from The Lord’s Prayer as our empowerment, as heirs of the Kingdom, to realize the bounties of heaven [...]

Greg Kot’s “I’ll Take You There” Chronicles Life and Times of the Staple Singers

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 21st, 2014|

I’ll Take You There: Mavis Staples, The Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom’s HighwayGreg KotScribner (308 pages, illustrations)Release date: January 21, 2014By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogGiven the Staple Singers’ immeasurable impact on American popular music, it’s surprising a book-length examination of their career wasn’t completed twenty [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: January 20, 2014

2014-07-21T21:49:07-05:00January 20th, 2014|

“Bigger Than All”SignatureBirmingham Entertainment/Epic Entity Music GroupAvailable on iTunes and other digital media outlets Birmingham, Alabama gave us Denita Gibbs and now delivers Signature, a sister trio whose “Bigger Than All” is a lovely pop gospel ballad with impeccable timing, a memorable melody, and infectious chorus.From the opening lines, “Bigger Than [...]

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