Chrisette Michele-Stand (Live On BET’s Sunday Best)
Chrisette Michele paid a visit to BET’s Sunday Best on May 23rd to perform Donnie McClurkin’s “Stand.”
Gospel
Aretha Franklin’s Snickers Commercial
LOL. I was hoping she would sing! Liza Minnelli needs to apologize for saying nasty things about Michael. Regardless of what his real “friends” knew about his habits it wasn’t her place to say that especially right after he died. The public was going to find out anyway. So much for Michael being the best [...]
Throwback: Johnnie Taylor-What About My Love
Johnnie Taylor was born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas but spent most of his time in Memphis. By the time he was ten years old his family had moved to Kansas City. As a teenager Taylor performed with a gospel group The Melody Kings which opened for Sam Cooke’s Soul Stirrers. In 1953 he moved to Chicago [...]
Gospel Artist Tonex Vies for Grammy Nod and Ramps Up Digital Releases
Award-winning Gospel Artist Tonex could add a Grammy Award to his long list of prestigious honors. The musician recently learned that several of his albums are in the running to be nominated for awards in several categories including Best Urban / Alternative Performance, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Contemporary R&B Gospel [...]
Throwback: The Isley Brothers-Livin In The Life
The Isley Brothers began their careers as youths in their hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio as a gospel quartet accompanied by their mother on piano. Vernon, Ronald, Rudolph and O’ Kelly sang together until Vernon died in a bicycle accident in 1955 making Ronald the lead singer. Their first significant moment as a commercial R&B act [...]
Throwback: Lou Rawls-Natural Man
Lou Rawls grew-up on the south side of Chicago where he joined his church’s choir by the age of seven. He went to the same highschool as Sam Cooke who he later sang with in the Teenage Kings Of Harmony and The Pilgrim Travelers. After touring the south and making his first recording with The [...]
