“God's On Your Side” Mississippi Mass Choir feat. Le’Andria Johnson From the Malaco CD Declaration of Dependence (release date: June 3, 2014) www.malaco.com Put the Mississippi Mass Choir together with Le’Andria Johnson, and you have a potent combination of old school passion. Opening with a Kirk Franklin-esque call and response, [...]
Jordan Phillips, Gregory Gay, and Anthony Heilbut informed TBGB that Evangelist Rosie Wallace died in Philadelphia died Friday, May 23, in Philadelphia at the age of 79.A native Philadelphian, Wallace was a member of the Imperial Gospel Singers, a zesty female gospel group that included Anna Smallwood and sang with [...]
Delores "Honey" Sykes informed TBGB that Eddie Robinson, singer, songwriter, and keyboardist, passed away in Detroit April 25, 2014. His home going service will take place in Detroit on Saturday, June 7.Among Robinson's many writing credits are the Duncanaires' 1960s singles "Breathe On Me" and "One Step Closer;" Tessie Hill's [...]
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“I Survived”Marquis JelksAvailable on iTunesAccompanied only by warm, warbling B3 organ, Marquis Jelks delivers “I Survived” in the conversational singing style that goes back nearly as far as gospel music itself.A sung testimony in the mode of “I’m Still Here” and “I Can’t Complain,” “I Survived” has that church solo [...]
Ami Rushes visits The Black Gospel Blog Virtual Interview Room to talk about her new CD, Stand Up for Jesus, and how the late Rev. James Cleveland helped her get started in gospel music.
Photo highlights from the screening of The Sweet Sisters of Zion: DeLois Barrett Campbell and the Barrett Sisters, produced and directed by Regina Rene. The screening and live performance occurred at the Chicago Independent Movies and Music Festival (CIMMfest) at Chicago's Chop Shop/1st Ward Sunday, May 4, 2014. The audience [...]
OAKLAND, Calif. (May 4, 2014) – Dr. Helen James Haynes Stephens passed away peacefully, the evening of Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. under the care of hospice. Statement from the Family: “The Stephens Family wishes to thank everyone for their outpouring of love and prayers. Her [...]
The Mississippi Mass Choir will be touring the country from May through July. You can win tickets to see them!The first four persons to email The Black Gospel Blog at bob@gospelmemories.com with the correct answer to the trivia question will win two tickets to their choice of one of the venues on [...]
Ed. Note: Michael Corcoran is the author of He is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes, the companion book to the Tompkins Square 2012 reissue of the pioneering gospel pianist's historic 1920s recordings.Read Corcoran's marvelous article for Arts+Labor+Austin on the late gospel announcer Bill "The Mailman" Martin (photo above) [...]
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