Dawn Thomas Wallace Live in Luxembourg Zoe Records (release date: 2020) By Bob Marovich UK Christian singer Dawn Thomas Wallace deserves major props for pulling on classics from the contemporary gospel canon for Live in Luxembourg. Recorded before a polite but appreciative audience at Luxembourg’s Oasis Church of God (Pastor [...]
JGM learned the shocking news that Marlowe Cribbs passed away. Here is Marlowe's bio, courtesy of his website: "Raised in the home of a former Blues musician and influenced by Gospel music at an early age, M. E. Cribbs had no choice but to develop an eclectic musical ear. This [...]
British Airways and YolanDa Brown take Gospel Music into the Air From a Press Release: British Airways has added a new radio show to its inflight entertainment offering: "The Gospel Show," presented by YolanDa Brown." This is the first-ever gospel radio show to be broadcast on British Airways planes around [...]
KEM, Tye Tribbett, and Anita Wilson at Chicago Gospel Music Festival Preview yesterday. By Bob Marovich "The Bible says, 'Be fruitful and multiply,'" award-winning gospel artist Tye Tribbett told a standing room only crowd gathered at the 30th Chicago Gospel Music Festival Preview event last night. "That means [...]
By Bob Marovich Gospel music has had its share of fathers and mothers, kings and queens, princes, crown princes, princesses, godfathers, thunderbolts, wonder boys, and boy wonders, but as far as I know, only one duchess: Lady LaVarnga Hubbard. When Hubbard opens her mouth to sing, she channels the best [...]
Various Artists Motown Christmas Motown Gospel (2014) www.motowngospel.com By Bob Marovich Motown Christmas is the best yuletide album I have listened to in years. Gifted executive producer Aaron W. Lindsey (who also plays, writes, and sings on the album) seamlessly blends the old and the new with the sacred and [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. On April 3, Anita Wilson released her debut solo album, Worship Soul (EMI Gospel). It currently occupies the number 15 position on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart. The gospel songstress talked with TBGB about the album and her gospel music journey thus [...]
