Category: News

Dorinda Clark-Cole lands TV show on The Word Network, re-brands current radio show

Today, The Word Network announced the addition of Gospel According to Dorinda to its lineup.  The extremely brief blog post on www.thewordnetwork.org did not provide additional details about the show at GMF press time.  From Dorinda’s Facebook page, however, we know she is stoked, and she urges her fans to “stay tuned for updates!”


In a press release from Bill Carpenter, it was also announced that Dorinda’s syndicated radio program “Serving Up Soul” is being renamed “The Dorinda Clark-Cole Show,” beginning January 2014.  


“Re-branding the name is a result of responding to our fans,” Clark-Cole explained.  “Our listeners called the show ‘The Dorinda Clark-Cole Show’ anyway. When they did web searches, they used that name. We are all about our radio family so it only makes sense to call the show what the fans have been calling it all along. I am grateful for all the stations that carry the show because we seek to give them a great product while nourishing our listeners’ minds, bodies and souls through information and entertainment.”


According to the press release, the two-hour weekly broadcast will continue to feature gospel hits, unique weekly features, and interviews with gospel personalities.
 

Kudos to the songstress, evangelist, and media personality!

WNCU 90.7 FM’s Ryals invites you to Saturday Morning Jubilee – Nov. 30

This time around, Carolyn Pettiford-Ryals’ Sunday morning jubilee will be on Saturday.  That’s right, this Saturday, November 30, WNCU’s queen of gospel radio will host her popular morning sing-along—this time called “Saturday Morning Jubilee featuring the ‘Fancy Hats’ Parade”—at Young’s Chapel Baptist Church.  The church is located at 284 Young’s Chapel Church Road in Roxboro, NC, and the musical begins at 11am.

The Spiritual Lights of Rougemont, WNCU on-air personality Minister Carolyn Satterfield, Minister Brenda
Hunt-Moore, Val Hannah, Touch N Spirit, and the New Joylette Singers are scheduled to appear.

Carolyn is looking forward to seeing you there!

DeWayne Woods loses ‘best friend,’ temporarily

Gospel singer DeWayne Woods is thankful for a happy ending to what he called “a nightmare” when speaking to KCTV 5 News recently.  Read more here.

Woods’ name soared in popularity during the success of the hit “Let Go” from his 2006 CD, Introducing DeWayne Woods & When Singers Meet.  Besides being a Grammy nominated artist, he is an advocate for animals and a spokesman for PETA.

St. Mark Sanctuary Choir wins Verizon’s ‘How Sweet the Sound’ finale ’13

Director Darius Nelson (left) and Pastor Philip Pointer, Sr.

Congratulations to the St. Mark Sanctuary Choir, this year’s winner of Verizon’s “How Sweet The Sound”  choir competition. The grand finale was held Saturday, November 2, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.  St. Mark Sanctuary Choir is from Little Rock’s St. Mark Baptist Church.

No strangers to the choir contest, the choir earned the top spot in the Memphis regional in 2010 and the Dallas regional in 2012.  This year, St. Mark again won the Dallas regional in order to advance to the finals.  See that performance below.




You can read more about St. Mark Sanctuary Choir and the 2013 finale here: Sweet victory…Congratulations to the St. Mark Sanctuary Choir!

CBN News publishes revealing interview with Dr. Bobby Jones

This year, Dr. Bobby Jones celebrates 33 years as host of the flagship TV gospel showcase, Bobby Jones Gospel.  He also recently celebrated his 75th birthday.

CBN News interviewed the former educator turned gospel singer/TV host, during which he shared a never-before-revealed aspect of his past.

Read it here: Bobby Jones: Gospel Music Legend Reveals Painful Past

Joy Armour-Williams invites you to her fall gospel concert – Nov. 10

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Temple of Deliverance CD features gospel’s lady greats, benefits disaster relief efforts

From left: Lisa Page Brooks, Karen Clark Sheard, and Tamela Mann

(Baltimore, MD) Recently, three of gospel’s leading ladies came together for a live CD recording at the Temple of Deliverance COGIC, the historic Memphis church founded by the late Bishop G.E. Patterson as Bountiful Blessings Church in 1975. What was birthed was Pastor Milton R.
Hawkins Presents Live In The Sanctuary, by the church’s 200+ voice
Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ Women’s Choir.
Bishop Patterson, aside from being the church’s founder and a superior preacher, was also known for his spirited traditional gospel recordings of standards such as “My Record Will Be There” and “Inside the Gate.” The current pastor, Supt. Hawkins, is carrying on this musical legacy by partnering with Habakkuk Music to release the new CD.

Featured vocalists on the project are Karen Clark Sheard, Tamela Mann, and Lisa Page Brooks.  Accomplished musician/composer Derrick Starks handled the production tasks.

The 12-track CD is due in stores November 5, but is also available at a discounted price on iTunes pre-order prior to the release date. By supporting this project, fans are also supporting Temple of Deliverance’s ongoing charitable donations. Over the last few years, the organization has donated over $75,000 to cancer research and various global relief efforts (tornadoes in southern states, Hurricane Sandy, earthquakes in Haiti and Japan, etc.). For more information, visit www.habakkukmusic.com.

The Sensational Nightingales to celebrate 67th anniversary – Nov. 3

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Maggie Ingram & The Ingramettes conduct master class at William & Mary

Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes
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Anyone who has studied gospel music as an art form knows that it is more than claps, stomps, and shouts. Gospel music is curriculum; for it is woven into the tapestry of American culture. 

I am excited that trailblazers like Maggie Ingram and the Ingramettes are recognized for their contributions to the genre and called upon by academicians to educate others about how their lived experiences are situated in the context of the music they’ve written and performed for more than half a century.

See Erin Zagursky’s feature: Music class gets a visit from gospel music ‘national treasure’

 

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VA's Seatack community holds third annual 200th Plus Celebration gospel fest

Downhome gospel filled the cloudy air of Atlantic Avenue at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Saturday afternoon, as the Original Mighty Pearly Gates of Suffolk performed at the third annual Seatack 200th Plus Celebration. The quartet was one of several groups to rock the 17th Street Stage, hosted by the Seatack Community Civic League, before rain cut the outdoor musical short.

More than 200 years old, the Seatack community–located in present-day Virginia Beach, VA–is recognized by the Library of Congress as the oldest African-American community in the United States.  Seatack has a rich and fascinating, yet little known, history.  Accordingly, it is part of the civic league’s mission to ensure that the legacy of Seatack and the contributions of its citizens are always remembered. Saturday’s commemorative event featured a parade as well as the gospel fest.  You can learn more about the league and the community at www.seatackcivic.org.

The Original Mighty Pearly Gates
Photo courtesy of Cheryl Snowden