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TBGB Pick of the Week: June 3, 2013

2017-01-31T02:56:14-06:00June 3rd, 2013|

“Good To Me” Carolyn Traylor Malaco Records (2013) www.malaco.com Carolyn Traylor’s “Good To Me” is a brassy, bluesy declaration of God’s goodness with a beat that will have listeners clapping hands and bobbing heads. It has the right blend of traditional fire and contemporary smoothness. The Greenville, Texas, native is [...]

“Praise Your Way Through” – The Showers

2015-02-05T04:42:01-06:00April 29th, 2013|

“Praise Your Way Through”The ShowersAquila and Priscilla Records (2013)From Hammond, Louisiana, the Showers, a family gospel group, garnered national attention in 2009 for its debut album, Hear My Prayer.  The single, “Jesus You Died,” earned a Rhythm of Gospel Award in 2011 for Best Traditional Song of the Year.The Showers [...]

Donald Malloy – Live: Finally Home

2015-01-27T02:47:11-06:00December 2nd, 2012|

Donald Malloy Live: Finally Home (2012) www.donaldmalloyministries.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. There’s something about old-fashioned, good-time gospel music that alleviates troubles by its very presence.  It does not need complex, mind-altering, or heavy riffing to ease the burdens. That’s what Donald Malloy’s sixth CD, Live: Finally [...]

“Waiting” – Carolyn Traylor

2017-01-31T02:53:54-06:00September 7th, 2012|

“Waiting” Carolyn Traylor Malaco Records (2012) www.malaco.com Carolyn Traylor (“There’s A Story Behind My Praise”) is waiting for her change to come. She knows it’s on the way, too, because whenever she gets discouraged, “I pull out the resume and I see how you always brought me through.”  If that [...]

The Virginia Aires – Live

2017-04-08T21:51:48-05:00August 20th, 2012|

  The Virginia Aires Live Dove Records, Inc. (2009) href="http://www.myspace.com/thevirginiaaires">www.myspace.com/thevirginiaaires By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog The last time TBGB reported on the Virginia Aires was in 2008, when the Chesapeake, Virginia quartet was waging war on drugs with their single, “Drugs are a Trick of the Enemy.”  [...]

Wincey – Time to Say

2017-02-07T02:26:11-06:00July 19th, 2012|

  Wincey Time to Say Winceyco Music (2012) www.winceycomusic.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. “I’m musically inclined to sing the songs that glorify.” So croons singer-songwriter Wincey Terry-Bryant on the title track of her self-produced Time to Say, an album she began recording in 2008. The songs, she [...]

Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago – The Best of Both Worlds

2016-10-14T01:44:26-05:00July 14th, 2012|

Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago The Best of Both Worlds EMI Gospel/Inspired People (2012) www.emigospel.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. It could not have been easy for Charles Jenkins to succeed the iconic Rev. Dr. Clay Evans as Pastor of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. Evans, [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: June 18, 2012

2014-12-15T02:21:02-06:00June 18th, 2012|

“The Only God” Livre’ Glory2Glory Records/PRODIGY Entertainment Group http://livreofficial.blogspot.com/ Available on iTunes On their single, “The Only God,” Livre’ (pron. liv-ray – it means “free” in Latin) praises in tight, bright harmonies evocative of foreverJONES.  Theirs is a gentle, pretty sound that blends CCR and gospel. While singing at the [...]

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