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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