尔特说：“大男人”巴茨
获得高的耶稣
利沙音乐1991

论什么样的宗教音乐芝加哥致沃尔特式“大人物”巴茨唱，当他打开他的嘴，来进行传统的福音。

是因为巴的声音具有一种原始力量轮船号角，为充满激情的歌声完美的福音。 也是镶有布鲁斯呼声已经产生巴茨和詹姆斯克利夫兰之间的比较。

找耶稣高等法院就包括几个社会意识的主打歌曲，包括。 在面向1月莫里斯日式电子polyrhythm，巴茨就问“上耶稣高”转向远离毒品，把耶稣，因为毕竟他的罪过，生病听众，他是最好的高。 “众人，拥有”一福音伴奏更标准，要求对无家可归，饥饿，疾病和孤独的老人忘记结束。 “我们需要爱，”一个可爱的组成，一个简单但搅拌世界大同的讯息，是相册的最好的赛道。 这里，与泰隆巴，其四重奏风格的假声是一个很好的铝箔沃尔特的沙哑的男中音沃尔特二重奏。

茨是诸如“我们需要爱”和“我会在那里（他将在他的福音最好有民谣），”他是不是关押了一个迅速移动的节奏，但可以简单地表情的精神移动。

手及合唱团，在获得高的耶稣是一流的，而且它也不奇怪当你意识到你正在享受的迈克尔韦瑟斯庞丹尼尔和早期工作。 兄弟的spoonfed制作是光荣的希金部成功的一部分。 尼尔和迈克尔提供耶稣 ，分别获得键盘和鼓高的 。 唱团的特色是泰隆迪克森和基督教团契合唱团，这也帮助未来的福音约兰达亚当斯在她通过暴风发布（也于1991年，包括器乐星级安盖拉克里斯蒂和本丹德）。

两年半的四星级

整到88.7 wluw芝加哥这个星期天上午，3月1日，从3:00至上午7:30福音回忆中部时间为“活每月播出。”

是在芝加哥？ 问题。 往http://www.wluw.org/ ，单击听现场按钮，并享受“福音的记忆”你是从哪里！

清醒？ 往http://www.gospelmemories.com/在这里您可以随时享受这个片断和最近的广播节目在任何时间，24 / 7！

亮点3月1日课程 ：

和音乐... 坎迪斯塔顿 ：从朱厄尔福音歌手迪斯科女王（“年轻的心运行免费”）和回来，有一个新的cd斯塔顿， 我会唱我赞美你 （上emtro记录卡彭特由于条例草案对于这一设置的）。

在记忆 - 福音传说和开拓者：
人队的主教查尔斯库克的坚强福音
淡褐色亨德森 ，新希望浸信会，长滩，加利福尼亚
埃塞尔霍洛韦的汤普森社区合唱团
泰勒牧师勒罗伊搅拌器的灵魂歌手和克里斯特兰

们会赞扬他们的生活和工作的最佳途径，我们知道如何：
过他们的音乐！

里彻特点： 牧师 w.皮特曼 ：“现在买，价格是正确的”（1975）

经典的艺术家，如老式录音：
harmonaires（锡拉银禧歌手）
摩根巴布和电台第四台
神孟菲斯奎特特
利摩根菲尔德
西格里芬
弟约恩塞勒斯
上界四
朗歌手辛辛那提（1阿卡珀拉治疗！）
姐。 斯杰克逊和芝加哥牧区群众合唱团
行云底特律
莉马丁歌手（1949）
花兄弟
加哥的安提阿公元前合唱团，壮举。 尔斯克伦西（1961）

...以及更多！

此，在调整和打开的“福音的记忆”...你的福音音乐的开拓者和传说的家。

下一步...周日，2009年4月5日广播：
庆祝1921年88岁生日的歌手尤金原罗伯塔马丁史密斯（4月22日）

安洛特
返回到中心
2008年独立发行
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克兰湾及周边地区已有几十年了当代福音音乐的源泉，和德安洛特（念迪翁）在谁的艺术家正在帮助该地区保持其当之无愧的声誉。

特即将推出的光碟， 返回到中心 ，是由杰米沃尔特霍金斯海湾地区的著名霍金斯家族。 特的足迹和记录主教沃尔特霍金斯以及与伯克利的达里尔科莱，但这是她的第一张个人项目。

真正的加州时尚，洛特的音乐 - 通过一个有限的版本发布前的取样器 - 预览明亮欢快，友好访问，充满活力和欢乐。 手，都是很好的，并提供无不可抗拒的主唱稳定的支持。 特和霍金斯说对采样的所有歌曲。

然新鲜冠冕堂皇的头衔跟踪和“值得赞扬的好”是第一首单曲发布，tbgb喜欢“信仰”，因为它是一个酝酿，直前，传统倾向的福音与蓝调民谣曲折和感叹词。 们只能想象，它使一个优秀的现场表演。

徒洛特的年作为神圣的歌手和艺人的背景已经产生了巨大的承诺歌手。

3个四星级

希的金博尔的基督教邮报写道：

“福音音乐二人组合玛丽玛丽将在白宫演出的传奇音乐家史蒂维旺德，谁将会接受通俗歌曲国会图书馆格什温奖今晚荣幸。”

读更详细的： 玛丽玛丽在白宫执行

纳德科克伦，项目经理和中日亚特兰大的福音wyze 1480是主人，今天在著名的通知tbgb四方发起人乔治斯科特去世。

是这homegoing庆典的详细信息：

庆祝homegoing
故的伟大福音子乔治斯科特
于2月28日，2009 @ 12:00

将有一个特别纪念音乐举行
星期五，2月27日@下午7:00 -晚上9:00

两项服务将在
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了解更多信息，请致电404.784.5134。

克伦报道，斯科特促进整个南部四方方案，包括亚特兰大和伯明翰。 括艺术家，他曾与李威廉姆斯和精神御用，欢乐的全能云和广灵。 将非常怀念那些谁知道和热爱他，特别是四方社区。

aceshowbiz.com公布芝加哥传闻可能需要考虑的詹妮弗哈德森录制福音专辑。

是一种我们喜欢的传闻听到。 我们希望这是真的。

种做法也并不令人意外。 竟，詹妮弗的电影梦幻女郎突破表现的，“我要告诉你，我不去，”已书面福音交给它的技术，从她的戏剧演唱这首歌的起搏和爆炸性的结局。 她eponymously名为首张专辑，詹妮弗的最后提出了一个惊人的移交逃犯“耶稣答应我一有家庭了。”

也将是前所未有的。 多流行歌手谁在福音开始在其职业生涯中神圣的相册：迪讷华威，布鲁克顿，德埃德埃夏普，罗伊汉密尔顿。 近的例子包括里贾纳拜耳和希瑟黑德利。

妮弗学会了她的歌唱部分工艺在进步浸信会在芝加哥的南边，她喜欢福音音乐。 以...为什么不！

里纽瑟姆与praiz人
莫灵魂音乐
魂乐记2007
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“耶稣酷”是田径项目的名称2福音创作歌手特里纽瑟姆的三分之一， 钼的灵魂乐 。

首歌曲，具有以6类谐波的复杂性，也是纽瑟姆和praiz人民镇定节奏和赞誉风格写照。

者： 莫灵魂音乐 ，海恩斯维尔，格鲁吉亚的艺术家和他一块小圈子背景歌唱家和音乐家一起与耶稣现代盛传背后歌词关系强调个人的重要性。 管人类的弱点，纽瑟姆在他的歌认为，耶稣是冷静，一个始终围绕着“谁：”从来没有告诉任何人的生意“的朋友。”耶稣是与其说是长袍图标，从远处崇拜，而是一个充满爱的最好的朋友在一舒适合身的球衣，谁拥有你的背部蓝色的牛仔裤，无论多么糟糕的一个朋友你必须在发生的时间。

专辑“13个削减你意味着更多的”是与纽瑟姆的球迷最流行的。 的发布功能和丰富的色彩浓密大气，为响过教堂墙壁适合可爱的和声。 瑟姆的热烈情绪独奏“更多”成为牧师作为praiz温柔坛呼吁人民支持变成一个稳定，他的气息节奏。

项目的情绪顶点是“妈妈微笑，”一触，看着母亲对她的最后过渡到奖励反光片。 有什么不同的方式对戴夫霍利斯特的臀部hopera节奏，纽瑟姆提供一对女谁规定垂死本站暂不提供宣叙调，告诉耶稣“她喜欢你的死亡。”

是，纽瑟姆是长期不下来。 奖金曲目“只要praiz”欢庆“跳跃，尖叫，大叫：”这种赞美，而在专辑中节奏来降低难度比其他任何地方。

瑟姆指出，他的歌曲多是文字和旋律中，但证词。 当然不假，作为钼灵魂音乐似乎钩更多关于聪明的信息比对，或一个有弹性的旋律。

过，这张专辑是从谁被任命为大奖得主走红的电视连续剧艺术家吸引力和愉快的聆听“猫”（基督教艺术人才搜索）的启示网络，以及“福音superfest新人展”上平均分娩的“后台通行证。”

3个四星级

“我崇拜”
龙马里
记录的t / emtro福音光碟凯旋 （发布定于2009年3月31日）
www.trecords.net

有助于在企业家庭。

并不是在一个裙带的方式，但是当你的妹妹是录音艺术家伊莱恩诺伍德，你来自一个基因库，它记录就绪。 是当代艺术家沙龙马里福音的故事。

音乐崇拜部使徒费斯荷姆大会在洛杉矶教会合唱团的总监助理，马里表明，她能做的不止是解除她的手，鼓励合唱团唱出来。

“我的崇拜”，从她大二光盘凯旋 ，姐姐伊莱恩马里独奏了深刻的，只是深情的表现（如），也显示出她的精彩表现起搏技术。 有喊叫，只是直线距离福音歌唱，并在罚款的结论高潮。

们不能打破“
琼斯变形壮举。 frontlynaz
cd 国际
杜兰楼2008

多圣嘻哈从frontlynaz，但是这一次，他们协助不会打破我们“由变形的第五光碟， 国际的芝加哥出生的，现在南佛罗里达本土的dj变形与他的单曲”可以。

“不能毁掉我们”，是与hhh的唱片公司和音乐行业，但都忽略，尽管其受欢迎的风格，艺术家的专业水平和他们已经支付的，以及它的基督教为中心的信息费。

一方面，被忽略，可能不会那么糟糕。 “我不介意的标签将不会签署我们，”斥责变形。 “他们会变成一个花招你，让你一个计时器。”

智能合成器强调的沮丧，和抗议声码器“你不能打破我们。”毫无疑问。

rapzilla.com称为这张专辑的“必须有2008”。

tbgb读者会哈里斯有助于他的书自行检讨cassietta莱罗内贝克，吴城周边天下日：

奇的cassietta乔治是福音业内最受尊敬的先驱之一。 的声音经常被仿造商标，但它不能，永远不能，重复。

悲的是，乔治太太不知道外界对她的歌迷，绵密的社区。 没有得到应有的承认她，甚至没有被白鲸记作为对“天城周边”的1964年移交主唱是他的题为采样通道“之一，他2002年同名专辑，这些早上” 美国 。 治夫人尚未暴露了同样引人注目，因为她的同龄人，尽管作出同样多，如果不是更多的贡献，因为他们流派。

多福音明星并没有对他们写的书，仔细，深入研究了这种音乐流派和艺术家，是基本上不存在时，相对于其他领域的研究。 我听说书是在乔治夫人写的，我知道，作为一个历史学家福音音乐我要得到它，扩大作为大蓬车和她的粉丝我的知识。

中， 吴日步行约天下 ，是夫人的侄子写的乔治，cassietta莱罗内贝克的孟菲斯，田纳西州。 此，读者越来越作为一个乔治太太的生活密切作为一个帐户可以得到的。

的一个朋友曾小姐副本步行约天堂整天 ，是不错的，足以让我读它。 于扩大我的知识，我开始读的书，开始成为第一个在短短几页的失望。 中充满了很多错别字和语法错误，而其中最简单的性质。 中有些错别字的福音艺术家的名字（例如：johneron为“戴维斯johnrine”戴维斯和基因viale作为基因“维拉”），这似乎具有讽刺意味，因为它使作家在书中知道乔治夫人拼写错误的名称被视为不尊重。 要回去过一次或两次的一些句子来了解一下什么是正因为这些错误说。 想情况下，只希望有一个去了一个或两个句子或词组回明白的想法或主题正由笔者为分析目的，不是因为印刷和语法错误，提出。

然它确实cassietta环乔治在很大程度上忽略了福音社区相比，其他人（对一般人可能知道马哈利亚杰克逊但cassietta乔治一无所获），书中提出的要求有些夸大，甚至是彻头彻尾假的。 克夫人经常提到，乔治是一个原始大篷车（pg. 102），而该小组在1966年解散，因为乔治夫人离开。 1966年的数字取决于你读哪一页，作为给其他网页年，1965年1967年年内，本集团分手。 引述书中的一句话，“[1]当地雇员你所要做的就是为自己和事实的研究很少会在那里为您。”一项研究表明，小乔治夫人早日大篷车，但不是原大篷车。 一的原始大篷车邑李霍普金斯，伊利斯扬，和厄马格温。 来的旅居车是成立于1951年由罗伯特安德森，乔治前两夫人的到来年。

有解散的旅居车在60年代中期，因为乔治夫人的离去 。 实上，离开了乔治夫人1956年至1960年期间，该小组，并在1961年短暂的时间。 管她的离去，并没有解散的旅居车在这5年。 去的旅居车还记录了60年代中期的萨沃伊，滚刀，宝石，和明爱记录，有出，直到1972年，成员如威利雅梅斯麦克菲特，loleatta霍洛威朱莉娅协会价格威廉姆斯材料，并与前成员的帮助，如詹姆斯克利夫兰和多萝西诺伍德。

些研究也将透露，该女子为“名称未知”中的旅居车'从大约1954年至1955年组照片，错误地称之为原始旅居车“第33页”，是凯莱格里芬，谁更该组记著名的57年至1969年她与马丁罗伯塔歌手任期。 一种虚假的主张中提出的是，这埃迪威廉斯命名的团体“旅居车”，当罗伯特安德森在1951年给该集团的名字时，他创立的。 外，威廉姆斯在1958年之前，并不是一个成员组，该组的名称后不久已经确立。

者在书中有些材料内容的意见，但作为事实，从长期持有的理解是历史文本是客观和公正的离港。 些错误，在偏陈述的材料相结合，自然使得例如关于乔治夫人及本集团其他成员的潜在伤害一个问题的意见书中提出的其他陈述，真实性。

出这样的资料真实伤害了福音音乐社区和历史学家。 安东尼海尔布特，塞德里克j的海斯，罗伯特劳顿，贺拉斯克拉伦斯波伊尔，罗伯特达登，莫斯比鲍西亚和doug seroff历史学家已经做了细致的研究，以确保他们的信息在我们面前呈现的书籍形式，唱片上市十年，访谈和网站是正确的，因为可能的。 贝克的书，本来可以很容易交叉核对，并在书中所作的偏颇言论结合这些问题，事实错误，有可能伤害了福音音乐史学家的信誉，甚至有可能伤害了基督的身体，由于圣经召唤我们做了最大的努力，当我们的工作（歌罗西书3:17，3:23）。

者期望找到的材料相比，书籍中找到，如伯尼斯约翰逊里根的，我们将更好地理解渐渐地或安东尼海尔布特的经典，福音的声音 ，会大失所望。 小姐日步行约天下有潜力成为远优于现在。 悲的是， 小姐内容。没有更多的商队比一版本的文学在“旨在”迪斯轨道的某些成员步行约天下日是不一致的，不好执行。

黑人音乐家，公司全国协会
nanm辛斯灵
nanm，公司2006年
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，介绍nanm辛斯灵 ，罗兰卡特，立即过去黑人总统九十二岁音乐家协会解释说，nanm的目的，是“维护和音乐修养的非洲裔美国人的精神，同一个重点“。

念落后的圣歌nanm辛斯作为）提出nanm成员玛克辛奥基夫（底特律）和塞缪尔沃克（阿尔塔德纳加州是捕捉口头传播，社区，唱圣歌在民间的传统，“unarranged - '中原始'。“因此，它这样做是在nanm在2003年和2005年在洛杉矶和圣路易斯公约，分别为。 ，这些很少听说过卡特的精神诠释经典“的歌曲被允许它们是什么，和演出，成为他们成为...唱什么，直到我们认为这是直到它刚刚好，或者至少感觉好。”

nanm辛斯灵是一种记录，或窃听到，传统的，13公约阿卡珀拉表演灵在2003年和2005年。 部分的灵介绍了一个独奏的声音，参加者在复苏之后。 像正式安排灵并与福音音乐技巧更合乎自然的表演让感叹词，声乐即兴和手拍手。 场演出是即兴和指纹一样的个体。

nanm歌手最热烈的时候渲染“没有”（又名“打倒在河边我不是goingt'研究战争”）。 个几乎可以感受到喜悦潜藏的歌手，他们的心在这一精神给予热烈的发送了。 “冰雹，冰雹，冰雹”是一个神圣的竖琴给予治疗，san的法使香格里拉热身。 慢而悲伤的“主我想成为一个基督徒”听起来好像一个医生瓦线的赞歌，并呼应塔斯基吉学院合唱团的版本，录得维克多为“我要在1914年要像耶稣。”

nanm辛斯灵是一个好主意很好执行，并介绍了一个极好的民间表达作为一个神圣的灵剥夺诡计裸欧洲音乐。 希望能为nanm声音时，我让90一样强大。

项目是由该nanm和格鲁吉亚和诺兰佩顿基金会。 别感谢山姆斯坦福大学的爱德华兹一直通过这个项目。

四四星级

统
时间更改 ：居住在哥伦布
bamm记录2008
www.bloodlinemusicgroup.com

“原创性，没有妥协。”“新声音的发电现在”。“与一捻城市的福音。”“疯狂赞美。”

些只是几个血缘的方式描述自己。 力里士满，弗吉尼亚州集团的第一个完整长度的项目， 时间变化的，我必须说的描述是叫好。

然歌词是从赞美和崇拜目录（一例外的标准问题，是杜撰的“就绪”），音乐远离标准。 缘使用其创作的能量来展现青春的一个撞击，凝聚和融合是件复杂的交响摇滚，嘻哈和新的灵魂。 手们甚至涉足岩石稳定的“爱永远”和“基督耶稣。”而高调的呻吟中东风笛，键盘的礼节，邀请听众为“拍你的手在开幕一刀切”。

司手和福音歌手德布拉屠杀，使一个特殊的外观变化对时间 。 提供了关于“坚持下去，一个灿烂的领导地位，”这张专辑最福音为中心的表现。

题跟踪和电流单是醇厚和随和，但改变你的心和头脑 - 使音乐和抒情整个项目 - 仍然是集团的主要焦点。

农民和新旅程贝妮塔比较自然随之而来。 两个群体提供一个全面的音乐堂唱轨道提供了难忘的音乐体验 ，通过与轨道。

此，当光盘停止旋转，我不禁怀疑：可能这个音乐组合是福音音乐的未来？ 缘说话，以青少年，特别是年轻的成年人，由于青年始终是变化的决策者，只有时间才能证明一切。 时，本集团开设了约兰达亚当斯，预计执行杰夫专业学生和bobby jones的电视节目，今年，所以他们肯定是在他们的途中。

3个四星级

我有两个翅膀
恩阿伯特
casequarter 2008
www.aumfidelity.com / casequarter

是一个电吉他，吊索的故事，唱福音音乐从神的教会在基督的流行是在20世纪40年代和50年代最伟大的传道者。

，我不是修女罗塞塔萨普。

个不太知名的音乐家，但同样激动人心的是老犹他州史密斯。 密斯只数纪录，被释放的人更少商业，但他仍然对那些不可磨灭谁知道他或听到他发挥他的吉他的记忆盖章，唱歌和讲道。

我有两个翅膀：事故和重点轶事的双翼传道和电吉他传播者 ，音乐史学家和新闻记者林恩雅培做了漂亮的工作带来神秘的史密斯和他的时代进入。 往无前（很可能视力，弱化）的细节，雅培扫描小小的印刷报纸和杂志文章，福音音乐节目，和其他蜉蝣拼凑线索按线索的人谁是超越生活的历史，而不是只因为他做了一个巨大的白色翅膀。

音与蓝调爱好者与史密斯的燃烧弹1953年录制的歌曲熟悉他的签名，“两翼”的检查记录。 on this disc, smith sings and plays with abandon, producing fuzzy riffs with such ease that one wouldn't be at all faulted for imagining that the evangelist single-handedly launched the rock-and-roll era.

i got two wings is not only filled with great information, but it also includes many vintage photos, ads, record labels, and rare candid shots of the cogic evangelist in winged regalia, surrounded by singing and clapping congregants.

the most fascinating information abbott uncovered in his research was about the may 1941 coffee concerts, one of which featured gospel artists such as smith and the pre-drifters thrasher wonders. the coffee concerts were held at the museum of modern art in new york and produced by the vassar-educated louise crane. crane's experiment was daring for the time, but she pulled it off perfectly, introducing new fans to the exuberance of sanctified singing and musicianship.

abbott notes that despite smith's popularity on the tent revival circuit, he was ignored when it came to assigning greater positions of responsibility within the cogic denomination. the evangelist responded with dignity, developing his own church and ministry, and touring with indefatigable energy until death claimed its earthly angel in early 1965.

an eighteen-track companion disc includes recordings discussed in the book, meaning all of smith's commercially-available singles, some super rarities, and songs by artists inspired by the two-winged evangelist and his two wing temple of new orleans.

what abbott and kevin nutt's casequarter have done with i got two wings ought to be the template for all gospel biographies to follow. 荐。

信仰基督教浸信会在芝加哥的南边报道，泰勒牧师勒罗伊去世2009年1月8日。 homegoing服务都在1月11日。

the 89 year-old taylor was a member of the soul stirrers and a founding member of the christland singers (above). he pastored new faith from 1973 until 1997 (fellow stirrer and christland singer rh harris was once chairman of the usher board), and remained a faithful participant in sunday services until he fell ill in december.

rev. taylor will surely be missed by the family of new faith and by chicago's gospel quartet community.

“we're going to a meeting”
the soul stirrers
from the malaco cd a soul stirring reunion (2008)
www.malaco.com

lead singer willie rogers summons the spirit of fellow stirrers alumni sam cooke, johnnie taylor, spencer taylor and martin jacox on “we're going to a meeting.” the song was written by malaco quartet maven darrell luster, but it contains echoes of cooke's bubbly pop hit “we're having a party.”

the “meeting” the stirrers sing about in “we're going to a meeting” is in the afterlife, but rogers reminds us that this is a happy song, and it is. happy to the last note.

and speaking of malaco…

“holy ghost,” georgia mass choir's fast-paced hand-clapper from its 2007 savoy album tell it , reappeared on the r&r gospel charts recently. it was listed among the “most added” singles during the week of february 13, 2009. “holy ghost” features fine evangelistic lead singing by lorrain "punch" baldwin.

追溯
blind boys of alabama
sheridan square records 2007
www.sheridansquaremusic.com

the blind boys of alabama are among the most anthologized quartets in all of gospel music. for good reason, too – the group has been recording since music was on thick ten-inch discs and truman was in the white house. earlier this month, they were presented with a grammy lifetime achievement award.

the group's three-disc retrospective on sheridan square records blends recent recordings of the blind boys with electrifyingly sanctified, hard-singing early sixties output. the “big oops” is that the vintage recordings are not by the alabama blind boys, but actually by the five blind boys of mississippi.

among the alabama blind boys' recent releases on the set are “do lord” with chicago blues icon koko taylor, “holdin' on,” “sacrifice,” and a lovely acappella version of the spiritual “nobody knows the trouble i've seen.” here you'll find the group's anti-drug paean “no dope” (“we don't need no dope, 'cause we got hope”), from the marvelous live i brought him with me cd (house of blues, 1995), and “if i had a hammer,” featuring the effervescent jimmy carter. the latter is offered twice: once as a radio edit and later in a seven-minute version.

when clarence fountain and the group were with vee jay records, they made gospel hits out of brook benton's “looking back” and the broadway classic “you'll never walk alone.” updated versions of each are featured on the set.

the five blind boys of mississippi recordings inadvertently included are the mesmerizing “blessed assurance,” “leaning on the everlasting arms,” “jesus satisfies” and “speak for jesus.” the tracks are from the mississippi blind boys' 1959-1965 era and can be found on the best of the blind boys, vol.2 lp (peacock 188). if you don't have that album, you are unlikely to have heard “blessed assurance,” “jesus satisfies” and “speak for jesus,” as they were never issued as singles. and if it's any consolation, carter is on the aforementioned tracks from peacock 188, because he was in the mississippi blind boys during the early 1960s.

the irony of “amazing grace,” the concluding track, is not lost on the blind boys of alabama, as they wrench every ounce of emotion from the final line, “i was blind but now i see.”

retrospective is a fine set, but gets points off for the error.

two and a half of four stars

感谢
calvin earl
back to basics records 2004
www.calvinearl.com

following in the footsteps of artists such as ella jenkins and odetta, who performed african american spirituals within a folk music context, calvin earl has produced gratitude . it is earl's personal statement of “gratitude” to his ancestors for their gift of the spiritual, which he updates for a 21st century listening audience.

according to earl's website, his sophomore release was also conceived “to help teachers and students experience the music created by the african people enslaved in america.” but this isn't your typical silver-burdette spiritual collection for the classroom. these arrangements are more in step with modern tastes, similar to what the group ollabelle has done with sacred music in recent years.

unlike classical arrangements of spirituals for the concert hall, the collection of songs on gratitude have a folk-rock sensibility, fronted by earl's relaxed singing and guitar style and backed by a cooing chorus. these ingredients make the “sorrow songs” more hopeful-sounding and accessible to modern listeners.

“come by here,” a fun and bouncy reworking of the media-maligned “kum ba yah,” opens the set and is the most memorable and hummable of the collection. some songs, such as “deep river,” which consciously or unconsciously interpolates the melody of “old man river,” are barely recognizable from standard arrangements of the spiritual. earl experiments by infusing “wade in the water” with african-sounding drums and shouts, and giving the uptempo “down by the riverside” and “do lord remember me” a nashville-style country beat. a rock-and-roll rhythm carries “rock a my soul.”

born in north carolina and a professional singer since childhood, earl is an avid proponent of the preservation of spirituals, so much so that in 2007 he lobbied congress successfully to recognize the contributions of african american slaves and specifically the spiritual as a national treasure.

three of four stars

we use the bible for a roadmap, but what about using gospel music for a wedding?

as thoughts turn lovingly to, well, love this valentine's day, and as planning for spring and summer weddings heats up, tbgb challenges its readers to suggest gospel songs appropriate for a wedding.

make your comments in the “comments” section, and we'll post the full list in an upcoming blog entry. submit as many recommendations, and as often, as you wish. you will be helping many couples walk down the aisle in gospel music style!

我们开始吧。 here are some wedding-appropriate gospel songs, courtesy of tbgb:

"amazing grace" – without question

"as long as there's you" – the mcclurkin project (from we praise you , gospocentric 2007)

"believe" – brian courtney wilson (from just love , spirit rising music/music world entertainment 2008)

"dance with me" – phil tarver (from draw nearer , kingdom records 2006)

herman williams offered these suggestions:

- the songs of phil and brenda nicholas

- "god in my corner" - connail johnson (from the cd i heard the voice , marlee records 1997)

singer regina belle, whose love forever shines was a critical success in 2008, announced this week that two surgeries and plenty of recovery from an "undetected illness" will keep her from touring in 2009.

read more in the article below, from melanie clark of blackplanet.com's elev8:

sudden illness sidelines regina belle

力
i've got a home
sccme records 2008
www.musicbyendurance.com

“i'm talking about foot tappin', hip smackin', good old fashioned church!”

this line, from endurance's uptempo workout “old fashioned church,” could well be the group's personal motto. the stellar-nominated three-man quartet from houston provides listeners with plenty of opportunities to tap feet and smack hips on i've got a home .

“we don't have church” echoes the sentiments of “old fashioned church” by lamenting that the worship service used to be an all-day sunday event, but today “church begins at eleven o'clock and ends at twelve o'clock” (sounds like the catholic mass!).

an unintentionally relevant moment appears on “wait on the lord,” when a man is told by his bank that he will have to wait on his loan. gee, i wonder why…

the album's hit is the title track, a driver that features a quintessential quartet backbeat and colorful guitar riffs from nathaniel (big tye) thomas that pay homage to the dixie hummingbirds' howard carroll, a quartet guitar pioneer and innovator.

prathan “spanky” williams does a superb job as producer, striking an ideal balance between musicians and vocalists so listeners can appreciate the message as well as enjoy the music. williams himself wrote most of the songs on i've got a home , provides some of the back-office musicianship, and even handles the cover design. a busy guy, to say the least.

three of the thirteen tracks on i've got a home are musical soundtracks to songs featured on the cd. while i understand why groups do this, i would have preferred to hear three more original songs by endurance instead, and let those who need the soundtrack buy one separately. the lyrics aren't in the liner notes anyway, so a separate soundtrack cd is a better idea for quartets interested in covering these songs.

endurance is claude cummings, earl sampson and mike robertson. they may not have walked away with the stellar this year, but look for great things from this quartet in the future. they have an energy, an “endurance,” that struts right out of the speakers and into your heart and soul.

three and a half of four stars

congratulations to the dixie hummingbirds and dr. bobby jones. they joined dolly parton, lari goss and michael w. smith as the latest inductees in the gospel music association (gma) gospel music hall of fame.

the ceremony took place in nashville, tennessee on monday, february 2.

pictured above (lr) are: gma foundation executive director steve brallier; inductee lari goss; inductee lyndon baines jones of the dixie hummingbirds; inductee michael w. smith; inductee dr. bobby jones; inductee dolly parton; ed harper, chairman of the gma foundation board; gma president/ceo john w. styll; sundray tucker (daughter of deceased inductee ira tucker of the dixie hummingbirds), inductees carlton lewis, william bright and torrey nettles of the dixie hummingbirds.

from the gma hall of fame website:

the gma gospel music hall of fame was established in 1971 and has inducted more than 150 members since its inception, including 2007 inductees phil keaggy, the statler brothers, the winans and joe moscheo. previous inductees include elvis presley, mahalia jackson, keith green, amy grant, the blind boys of alabama, andrae crouch, sandi patty, vestal goodman, tennessee ernie ford, 2nd chapter of acts, the oak ridge boys, petra, bill and gloria gaither, the rambos, evie, richard smallwood, jake hess, the lewis family, thomas a. dorsey, the fairfield four, billy graham and the jordanaires.

(photo by aaron crisler/ gospelmusicupdate.com )

miss walk around heaven all day:
the untold story of cassietta baker george
cassietta lerone baker
self published 2008
www.cassiettaleronebaker.com

“one of these mornings/it won't be very long;
you'll look for me and i'll be gone.”

and then a piercing chord from a hammond b3 swings down like the blade of a guillotine.

that's “walk around heaven all day,” as performed by cassietta george.

though credited to the caravans, this 1964 recording for vee jay records that bears musical resemblance to “that lucky old sun” is really a cassietta solo. there are no other caravans present on the recording, but no matter, nobody else was needed. cassietta made that song a gospel masterpiece all by herself.

subsequently, “walk around heaven all day” has been covered by hundreds of gospel artists, sampled by the techno artist moby, and is one of the 100 most influential gospel songs of all time. it's the one recording i want played at my funeral.

but who was the person behind the song? cassietta lerone baker, the singer's nephew, sets out to tell that story in miss walk around heaven all day . baker recounts cassietta's successes as well as her very human failings. he also opines that she took more than her fair share of elbows in the ribs from fellow artists along the gospel highway.

the opening section of the book offers an interesting biography of the legendary memphian's early years, her membership in the songbirds of the south, and how she came to join the caravans.

baker pulls no punches in telling the story. as the book progresses, baker's narrative takes on a personal catharsis. he prepares the reader by indicating in the acknowledgements page that writing the book was a “painful journey” but “it is time for closure.” indeed, while pouring out page after page of emotionally-charged prose about the disrespect and dishonor his aunt suffered, like quentin compson in faulker's absalom absalom , baker seems to be exorcising the burdens of the past from his own soul.

portions of the book unveil behind the scenes cat-fighting as well as serious allegations of chicanery, at times coming across like a gospel “hollywood babylon.” be forewarned: some of the allegations in the book, and on baker's website, are graphic and not for the faint of heart. they are controversial to say the least and will encounter no small amount of criticism from the gospel community. ultimately, it's up to the reader to separate the wheat from the tares.

the narrative has a tendency to whiplash back and forth chronologically. this and the syntactical errors should have been given a good once-over by an editor before going to print. baker's book would also have benefited from testimonials by known gospel artists to corroborate or refute the allegations, providing a more even-handed history.

a discography of albums on which cassietta george is soloist concludes the book.

cassietta george, who is now walking around heaven all day, is one of gospel music's greatest treasures whose body of recorded work has withstood the test of time.

the book is available directly from the author at www.cassiettaleronebaker.com .

perfect peace
in his will
church house music 2007
www.perfectpeaceministry.com

husband-and-wife team lee and ruth burns of alexander city, alabama continue to spread country church goodwill whenever they perform as “perfect peace.” proof of this is evident throughout in his will , the duo's follow-up to its 2006 firecracker jesus is a sure thing .

regardless of whether the ten songs on in his will were culled from hymnbooks or are new compositions, they all have that good old baptist sing-along quality: simple melodies and repetitive, easily remembered verses. the best moments on the cd are when lee and ruth harmonize with background vocalists shane roark and sharon terrell on congregational favorites such as “blessed be the wonderful name of jesus” and “i'm going home on the morning train.” "morning train" incorporates familiar lyrics from other gospel songs, giving it a true congregational feel.

the concept of “drinking from a saucer” is clever (“i'm drinking from my saucer, 'cause my cup has overflowed”) and on top of that, it is given a decidedly country treatment courtesy of a prominent steel guitar. the background musicians, by the way, seem to be having a great time as they go for broke on most all of the tracks, ending many with a rock-and-roll style flourish.

the quartet-styled “get high on jesus” riffs on the “jesus is the best drug” theme with an admonitory lecture and infectious chorus (“if you want to get high, high, high, just do it on jesus”).

the final track, “i don't know why jesus loves me” captures the essence of good duet singing. it does it so well, in fact, that it should have been the opening track instead of the gospelized version of kris kristofferson's “help me make it through the night.”

while not as strong as jesus is a sure thing , in his will is nevertheless a nostalgic tribute to the songs people used to sing “back in the country, when people had church.”

two and a half of four stars

joiner's five trumpets, arguably the most popular quartet to come from gary, indiana, was honored sunday, february 8, 2009 at a musical celebrating black history month and saluting local quartets.

the event was sponsored by new friendship missionary baptist church in gary, where the rev. benjamin j. holmes is pastor.

mr. james jones, a member of joiner's five trumpets; and mrs. virginia joiner-holmes, beloved local gospel announcer and daughter of the group's founder and manager, the late rev. milton e. joiner, accepted the honor. jones joined the group in the mid-fifties and stayed on until the 1970s.

left to right: virginia joiner-holmes, james jones, marvin lyles and rev. benjamin j. holmes.

besides jones and joiner, other members of joiner's five trumpets throughout its history included john ford, walter ford, larry bride, jack evans, chester house, george hanes, jerry jennings, lee sims, james cochrane, george dowell, and roscoe robinson.

joiner's five trumpets recorded for the hi-hat label and joe brown's job records, and was affiliated with various radio stations, including wgry and wwca. rev. joiner passed away in 1982.

following the plaque presentation, dynamic gospel quartet performances filled the air, courtesy of new friendship's anointed voices, rev. luster lewis and the heavenly sounds (michigan city), the wings of harmony (gary) and the heavenly heirs (south bend).

prior to the musical section of the program, bob marovich, tbgb editor and host of wluw chicago's " gospel memories ," offered a brief history of gospel quartet singing, citing some of northwest indiana's most famous quartets, including the five trumpets, the silvertone quintet (aka silver quintette) and the echoes of eden, a female quartet that recorded for vee jay records.

sis. antoinette gaines, new friendship's music minister, joined forces with wgve announcer marvin lyles of "gospel sunrise" to present the program. lyles served as master of ceremonies.

“jesus promised me a home over there”
妮弗哈德森
from the arista cd jennifer hudson (2008)
www.jenniferhudsononline.com

chicagoan jennifer hudson now has a grammy award to set next to her oscar.
51st grammy awards on february 8, 2009, the "rnb album of the year" award was bestowed on jennifer hudson's eponymous debut cd.

to be sure, jennifer hudson is packed with hits such as "spotlight," "pocketbook," "if this isn't love” and the song she sang tearfully at the awards ceremony, “you pulled me through.”

but the final track is truly the closer. “jesus promised me a home over there” is the same kind of sacred denouement that classical vocalists have employed for decades when concluding their recitals with a spiritual.

on “jesus…,” hudson demonstrates her zeal for no-nonsense gospel singing, no doubt developed during her days at the progressive baptist church on chicago's south side. the hymn, accompanied by roberta martin-esque piano fills and a hammond organ that purrs with dignity, is sung with fervent passion by hudson, who summons the spirit of chicago's great gospel women in her delivery. one can almost picture the young woman standing in front of the altar, robed in blue, hands clasped, eyes lifted upward, and delivering her hymn to a shouting audience.

i am more convinced than ever that she is poised to become the next big thing.

if it hasn't done so already, arista should ensure that the track is made into a single and serviced to gospel radio stations. and based on this performance, hudson should consider recording a full-length album of gospel songs.

from the associated press: black gospel artists who won honors at the 51st annual grammy awards, held february 8, 2009.

gospel performance : "get up," mary mary; track from "the sound" (columbia)

gospel song : "help me believe," kirk franklin, songwriter (kirk franklin); track from "the fight of my life" (fo yo soul ent./zomba gospel; publishers: universal music-z songs/kerrion publishing)

pop/contemporary gospel album : "thy kingdom come," cece winans (puresprings gospel/emi gospel)

traditional gospel album : "down in new orleans," the blind boys of alabama (time life)

contemporary r&b gospel album : "the fight of my life," kirk franklin (fo yo soul entertainment/zomba gospel)

the blind boys of alabama were also given a grammy lifetime achievement award. the quartet has been singing, touring and recording for more than sixty years.

god did that thing
bishop bobby hilton & word of deliverance mass choir
bvhilton records 2009
www.goddidthatthing.com

if his new live project, god did that thing , is any indication, forest park, ohio's bishop bobby hilton is no one-hit wonder.

hilton and the word of deliverance mass choir's single, "god did that thing," is just one example of a project brimming with powerful choir performances, fueled further with prominent guest appearances by dorothy norwood (on the title track) and twinkie clark, among others.

the mass choir is traditional-leaning, complete with shouting leads and fortissimo harmonizing backed by walking electric bass lines, snarling bluesy guitars and booming drums. they deliver dramatic anthems with slow, simmering energy like shekinah glory ministry. listen to "holy," which reverberates with silent power right up to wendi henderson-wyatt's final high note as the song goes from a minor to major key. then they make henderson-wyatt hit that stratospheric note once again during the reprise. similarly, "lord, you deserve the glory" has the flavor of a hawkins family performance.

for those who prefer uptempo choir songs, word of deliverance mass choir offers up a "church medley" that includes congregational favorites such as "what he's done for me," calvin white's "long as i got king jesus," and the special section of ricky dillard's choir workout "more abundantly." hilton and the group pay tribute to charles fold by reprising the latter's "never will i turn back." their force-of-nature energy throughout this tambourine-pounder made me think i was listening to chicago's dr. charles g. hayes and the warriors.

bishop hilton and twinkie clark trade hard-shouting leads on the cleverly-titled "lord, help me keep my yes," which by the end is the clear congregation pleaser. in fact, a couple of times during the project, the spirit was so high and the drums rolling with such anticipation that i expected the live recording to erupt into a holy ghost praise free-for-all. but if it happened, it wasn't caught on mic.

this is a spectacular cd with one brilliant performance after another. those who enjoyed the 1970s and 1980s mass choir lps presented by james cleveland, you'll enjoy god did that thing .

four of four stars

tonya
special friend
kingdom records 2008
www.kingdomrecordsinc.com

no doubt about it: tonya baker can sing.

i don't mean “sing” as in big-voiced, megachurch-filling gospel diva. tonya has what i consider a bright pop sensibility, like a regina belle or a heather headley. whether delivering a gospel ballad or an energetic, beat-laden groove, tonya's beautiful voice floats over and through the melody with the strength and grace of an eagle. the musicians backing her provide a light but vigorous jazz soundtrack anchored by the gentle but firm tinkling of a piano.

the songs on special friend are varied somewhat in style, tone, and theme, though most fit thoroughly within the popular rhythm and praise sound. lyrically, the songs range from odes of worship to internal conversations about very real issues, such as dealing with difficult people, staying holy in a world of confusion and, as in the case of tonya's single, “vengeance is mine,” talking a loved one out of completing suicide.

notable tracks are “where would i be,” which is the old doc watts' “father i stretch my hands to thee” but with a post-modern twist. “love you like him” could, with a few word changes, be a top 40 love song. tonya even flirts with electronica on “raise a praise.”

i risk raising hackles by calling special friend entertaining listening, because some may misconstrue that what i mean by “entertainment” is that the music is somehow vacuous. 本没有。 tonya never goes off topic lyrically, providing important moral messages throughout her songs. my point is that special friend is delicious to the ears. gospel music is, and always has been, entertaining and inspiring at the same time.

three and a half of four stars

on sunday, february 8, 2009 at 4:30 pm,
'the anointed voices' of new friendship missionary baptist church
will be celebrating black history month with a
salute to black gospel quartets in something to sing about
色：

• heavenly heirs of south bend, in
• wings of harmony of gary, in
• rev. lewis and the heavenly sounds of michigan city, in
• bob marovich (wluw radio) of chicago, il & the black gospel blog
• marvin lyles (wgve radio) gospel sunrise productions of gary, in

new friendship missionary baptist church
1545 waite street, gary, in 46404
219-949-4279

rev. dr. benjamin j. holmes, pastor
sis sonja adams, president
sis. antoinette gaines, minister of music

“great things”
the church boyz
www.myspace.com/thechurchboyzchicago

“this is for everybody going through…great things are coming your way!”

so exhorts the church boyz, chicago's new, young quartet with the old-time sound. their uptempo number “great things” is a local hit with national legs. 不奇怪。 has there ever been a better time for “great things” than now? anywhere?

“great things” is led by pastor terrence keys, who by the end of the song is fully clothed in the preacher's cadence. it's a song of breakthrough, of blessings coming, a sentiment especially popular with today's gospel songwriters because it resonates with today's gospel music enthusiasts.

in other words: if art expresses the aspirations and desires of a society, twenty-first century gospel music, as an art form, expresses excited anticipation of a better day ahead. 'course it always did, one way or another, but this time, the anticipation seems more confidently stated. 门！

“keep blessing me”
golden wings quartet
www.goldenwingsquartet.com

since 1970, the golden wings quartet of tupelo, ms have kept the gospel quartet tradition alive while at the same time reminding us that tupelo is known for more than the birthplace of elvis presley.

since most of the singing members been with the group since its beginning, it's not surprising that the golden wings quartet stays true to the rich, robust 1970s. in fact, the golden wings earned new gospel quartet artist of the year in 2002 by the national association of gospel promoters in atlanta.

the group's latest single, “keep blessing me,” has a deep, bluesy swing a la the williams brothers, a false ending (“just about the time you thought they were through, somebody would get that mike and ease up like this right here”), and a backbeat that sounds like a quartet kickline.

classic sounds from toby coker, james parks, michael penson, tyrone parks, kelvin carruthers, elbert evans and lamar edwards. musicians are nicholas jones (keyboards), paul rogers (bass guitar), genaris carruthers (drums).