Charlie Horner of Classic Urban Harmony informed TBGB that Rev. Brenda Boone’s annual Black History Month gospel concert will take place at 4:00 PM, Sunday, Feb 23, 2014, at Willet Hall, 3701 Willet Dr., Portsmouth, VA.Scheduled artists include:Luther Barnes & the Sunset JubilairesJackson SouthernairesThe Fantastic ViolinairesFrankie Davis & the Mighty All StarsVan [...]
Pastor H.E. Dixon & Truth TabernacleOld Time Country ChurchSaw Mill Records (2007)www.ministriesoftruthtabernacle.orgBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThis CD escaped me upon its release nearly seven years ago, but Pastor H.E. Dixon & Truth Tabernacle’s Old Time Country Church is the best album of traditional gospel singing since Bishop [...]
“You Alone”Arkansas Gospel Mass ChoirFrom the Emtro Music Group/T Records CDYou Alone (2013)www.agmchoir.comNa Asia Barnes’ lovely lead work is the highlight on “You Alone,” a delicate praise ballad rendered in glossy tones by the Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir.Organized in 2007 and directed by Georgia Mass Choir alumnus Charles E. Moore, the [...]
Cadillac James reported to TBGB today that his brother, Bishop John L. Cotton, first lead singer of the Dynamic Cotton Brothers of Macon, Georgia, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2014, at the age of 75.Bishop Cotton led the Cotton Brothers' classic "Be There Directly." The quartet is best known [...]
TBGB's Bob Marovich interviews current members of the Mississippi Blind Boys about being part of one of gospel's most celebrated quartets.The Grammy-nominated group has released more than 50 albums. It was one of the first quartets to have a hit single on the R&B charts: the Archie Brownlee-led "Our Father" [...]
(Indianapolis - Feb. 4th) Deitrick Haddon's LXW (League of Xtraordinary Worshippers) are determined to make 2014 the year of Choir music with their new single 'Great God'.It's been some time since a choir song (let alone one that's led by young adults) has dominated the airwaves. With all of the early buzz that this track has received so far, it [...]
“There Remaineth a Rest”Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City SingersFrom 20 Year Celebration, Volume 1: Best for LastQuietWater Entertainment/Entertainment One Music (2013)www.donaldlawrence.comWhile “The Gift” is the current single from Donald Lawrence’s masterful 20th anniversary album, “There Remaineth a Rest” was the song everyone was singing on the way home from the [...]
Jolie Rocke BrownRock of Ages: Hymns for the Soul (2013)Album available at CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, orwww.JolieRockeBrown.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDorothy Norwood famously commented that contemporary gospel has its merits, but when people are really hurting, they turn to traditional gospels and hymns for comfort.Jolie Rocke Brown [...]
“Pray For Me”T’JuanEmtro Recordswww.emtro.comIn 2009, when TBGB first caught up with T’Juan, he was a Christian hip hop artist recording for the No Compromise label. He was best known for his single, “Crank Dat Church Boy,” and for delivering what he referred to as “urban kingdom” music. Now that No Compromise [...]
ugospel.com reported that Ruth McLendon, wife of Elder Goldwire McLendon, BET Sunday Best finalist in Season 3, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2014.Ruth and Goldwire were members of Philadelphia's famed Savettes choral group. Read more below:http://ugospel.com/wife-of-sundays-best-season-3-finalist-elder-goldwire-mclendon-passed/
