Gospel

Benjamin Moore of Blind Boys Of Alabama Dies At 80

by Paul Cashmere

Benjamin Moore of Blind Boys of Alabama has died at age 80.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Ben Moore, Benjamin Moore, Blind Boys Of Alabama, Gospel, soul, USA

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Marcia Hines To Headline Adelaide Cabaret Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Marcia Hines will headline the 2022 Adelaide Cabaret Festival with her ‘The Gospel According to Marcia’ show.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Adelaide Cabaret Festival, adult, Australia, contemporary, Gospel, Marcia Hines, pop, soul, The Gospel According to Marcia

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Vika and Linda Bull on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Vika & Linda Delivered Three Albums In One Year, Twilight At Taronga Is Next

by Paul Cashmere

Vika & Linda Bull had their most productive period ever recording during Covid. The stay at home rules gave the sisters the chance to deliver three albums and in that achieved their first number one and two number twos.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, blues, country, folk, Gospel, Twilight At Taronga, Vika & Linda

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Vika & Linda Bull Bump The Wait To 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Vika & Linda Bull fans will have to wait for The Wait. The tour has been bumped to June 2022 because of the current restrictions.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, contemporary, folk, Gospel, live music, rock, The Wait, Vika & Linda

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Steve Miller Band Keyboard Player Joseph Wooten Releases Christmas Song

by Paul Cashmere

Joseph Wooten, the keyboard player for the Steve Miller Band since 1993 and second youngest brother of Grammy winning The Wooten Brothers, has released a brand-new Christmas song for the Christmas of 2019.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Gospel, jazz, Joseph Wooten, rock, Steve Miller, USA, Victor Wooten

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The War and Treaty photo by David McClister

The War & Treaty Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2019 discovery The War & Treaty will return in 2020 with added sideshows.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Gospel, music festival, soul, The War & Treaty, USA

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Gloria Gaynor to cover Bob Dylan’s Man of Peace on Testimony album

by Paul Cashmere

One time disco queen Gloria Gaynor has recorded a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Man of Peace’ for her upcoming Gospel album ‘Testimony’.

Tagged as: 70s, Bob Dylan, Gloria Gaynor, Gospel, soul, USA

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Mavis Staples Preps Live Album ‘Live in London’

by Noise11.com

Mavis Staples will release her first live album ‘Live In London’ in a decade in February.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Gospel, Mavis Staples, soul, USA

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R.I.P. Clarence Fountain of Blind Boys of Alabama 1929-2018

by Greg Phillips

Clarence Fountain, founding member and longtime leader of the iconic gospel group Blind Boys of Alabama died the morning of June 3rd in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was 88.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Blind Boys Of Alabama, blues, Clarence Fountain, Gospel, soul, USA

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Mavis Staples Is Now A Doctor

by Paul Cashmere

R&B, Soul and Gospel legend Mavis Staples has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Delta State University.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Gospel, Mavis Staples, R&B, soul, USA

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Snoop Dogg Has Made A Gospel Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

RCA inspiration, in association with All The Time Entertainment, have announced the release of Bible of Love on March 16, 2018.

Tagged as: 90s, Gospel, rap, Snoop Dogg, USA

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R.I.P. Edwin Hawkins 1943-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Edwin Hawkins, the gospel great who brought the genre to the masses with the 1969 hit “Oh Happy Day”, has died at the age of 74. According to reports, he had been ill for some time.

Tagged as: 70s, Edwin Hawkins, Edwin Hawkins Singers, Gospel, Melanie, USA

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R.I.P. Jim Nabors 1930-2017

by Paul Cashmere

Hollywood actor and singer Jim Nabors has died at his home in Honolulu the age of 87.

Tagged as: 60s, country, Gospel, Jim Nabors, USA

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R.I.P. Della Reese 1932-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Della Reese, who turned a successful music career into being an actor, died on Sunday evening at her home in California at the age of 86.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Della Reese, Gospel, soul, USA

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Elvis Presley Misses UK Top Spot By 39 Sales Points

by Music-News.com

The Top 2 on this week’s Official Albums Chart were separated by just 35 combined sales, and it is Ed Sheeran who scoops his 15th (non-consecutive) week at Number 1, denying Elvis Presley an extension of his Official Chart record.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, country, Elvis Presley, Gospel, pop, rock, rock and roll, USA

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Elvis Presley Auction At Graceland Raises Over $1.6m

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Collectors from around the world raised their paddles to bid in hopes of going home with a piece of Elvis history at the “Auction at Graceland,” which took place at the new Guest House at Graceland Theater during the 40thAnniversary Elvis Week commemoration, with items selling for over $1.6 million.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, country, Elvis Presley, Gospel, pop, rock, rock and roll, USA

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R.I.P. Dr G. Yunupingu (Gurrumul) 1971-2017

by Paul Cashmere

Dr G. Yunupingu, best known worldwide as Australian indigenous musician Gurrumul, has died at the age of 46.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, contemporary, Gospel, Gurrumul, indigenous

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R.I.P. Linda Hopkins 1924-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Singer and actress Linda Hopkins died on Monday (April 10) at a care facility in Wisconsin at the age of 92.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, blues, Gospel, Linda Hopkins, USA

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World Premiere: The Black Sorrows ‘Raise Your Hands’

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sorrows have debuted the video for ‘Raise Your Hands’, the third single from the ‘Faithful Satellite’ album.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, blues, country, Gospel, jazz, rock, The Black Sorrows

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Reba McEntire Goes Gospel

by Music-News.com

Reba McEntire put off releasing an album of gospel tunes for over four decades out of respect for her singer sister.

Tagged as: 80s, country, Gospel, Reba McEntire, USA

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Gregg Allman Is Taking Time Off To Heal

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s been a bad year for Gregg Allman. Back in April, one of his tour buses went off the road, injuring three members of his crew. Then, in August, he was forced to pull out of part of a tour after contracting a serious case of pneumonia.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, Gospel, Gregg Allman, Gregg Allman Is Taking Time Off To Heal, rock, southern rock, USA

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R.I.P. Beverly Hillbillies Star Donna Douglas At 81

by Paul Cashmere

Donna Douglas, who became world famous as Elly May Clampett in the 60s comedy The Beverly Hillbillies, has died at the age of 81.

Tagged as: 80s, Donna Douglas, Gospel, music news, The Beverly Hillbillies, USA

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Aretha Franklin Medical Mystery

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Aretha Franklin has been going through something serious medically the last few years, but nobody but her closest confidants know what it is.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Aretha Franklin, Gospel, Major League Baseball, soul, U.S.A.

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SXSW 2014 Is Open For Registration

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

Tagged as: 360, acoustic, alternative, Americana, Atlas Genius, avant-garde, Blackchords, bluegrass, blues, classical, comedy, country, Electronic/Dance/DJ, folk, funk, Gospel, Hip-Hop/Rap, jazz, Latin, metal, pop, punk, reggae, rock, Seth Sentry, Singer/Songwriter, Sonicbids, SXSW, The Audreys, The Rubens, Urban/R&B, Vance Joy, Vaudeville Smash

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SXSW 2014 Artist Applications Now Open

by Paul Cashmere

Artists wishing to attend the SXSW Music Conference and Festival in 2014 may now apply.

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Changes To Grammy Awards Categories

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Recording Academy is continuing what they call the “continuing evolution” of the Grammy Awards with changes in three categories.

Tagged as: country, Gospel, Grammy Awards, hard rock, metal, R&B, rap, rock, U.S.A.

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Willis Earl Beal Books Debut Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Lo-fi US folk artist Willis Earl Beal announces sideshows during his Falls visit.

Tagged as: blues, folk, Gospel, roots, Willis Earl Beal

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The Voice’s Prinnie and Mahalia Announce East Coast Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Prinnie Stevens and Mahalia Barnes, finalists on The Voice, offer their Soul Divas Tour up and down the East Coast.

Tagged as: Gospel, Mahalia Barnes, Prinnie Stevens, soul, The Voice

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Bettye LaVette Announces Soulful Folk Covers Album

by Andrew Tijs

Gospel and soul legend Bettye LaVette prepares covers of Black Keys, Tom Waits, Neil Young and Bob Dylan.

Tagged as: Bettye Lavette, Bob Dylan, covers, Gospel, Neil Young, soul, The Black Keys, Tom Waits

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Rock Rocked In 2011

by Paul Cashmere

Rock was the biggest music genre of 2011 earning 105,685,000 album sales for the music industry.

Tagged as: alternative, Christian, country, Gospel, jazz, Latin, metal, New Age, Niesen SoundScan, R&B, rap, rock, world

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Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Chili Peppers Australia and New Zealand Tour – The Numbers by The Numbers

Red Hot Chili Peppers have played six of their nine Australia and New Zealand shows with three to go. Now that they are two thirds through the AUNZ dates we can now see the pattern for how a setlist is put together.

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A New Dog Trumpet Video Has Arrived ‘No More Travelling’

In the new Dog Trumpet ‘No More Travelling’ Peter O’Doherty does all the travelling for us.

4 days ago

Red Hot Chili Peppers Play A Totally Different Show To Brisbane In Sydney

The one thing Red Hot Chili Peppers fans can expect on the current Australian tour is the unexpected. The first show in Sydney (2 Feb) was a completely different show to Brisbane (29 Jan) which was a completely different show to Dunedin and Auckland on 26 Jan and 21 Jan.

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Dog Trumpet To Kick Shadowland Tour Friday

Dog Trumpet’s long overdue Shadowland tour will begin on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland on Friday night followed by an already sold-out show in Brisbane on Saturday.

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Michael Stipe To Release First Solo Album in 2023

R.E.M. co-founder and singer Michael Stipe will release his very first solo album in 2023.

January 4, 2023

Pete Farnan Sets Date For Home Launch

Boom Crash Opera’s Pete Farnan will launch his solo album ‘Home’ in St Kilda in February.

December 9, 2022

Gerard Casale of Devo Gets a Martyn Ware Make-Over

Devo’s Gerard Casale’s new song ‘The Invisible Man’ has been given a make-over remix from The Human League, Heaven 17 and British Electric Foundation founder Martyn Ware.

December 8, 2022