This Day in Music reports that today is gospel star Cissy Houston’s 81st birthday. Above, Houston sings “Peace in the Valley” in 1990. She is...
Category - Religious/Spiritual/Gospel
[column size=one_half position=first ]When an artist gets extraordinarily famous, he or she becomes their own category. Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Duke...
There actually were two groups called The Davis Sisters performing at about the same time. They weren’t hard to keep separate, however: One was a white...
Merry Christmas from The Daily Music Break and Colbie Caillat. I hope the year ahead — and beyond — is healthy and happy for everyone.
This link sums up my feeling about gospel music. There isn’t too much available about Bobby Jones, who hosts gospel shows on BET and elsewhere. However...
The Jubalaires seemed to be at the cross roads of jazz, gospel and popular music. Another great song by the band is The Jubalaires were an American gospel...
Second Editor’s Note (Thanksgiving 2017): This now will be the third time I’m posting Edward Tarte’s Thanksgiving recital. So I guess...
Acoustic Guitar Masters John Fahey: On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Bert Jansch: Reynardine/Angie Leo Kottke: Vaseline Machine Gun/Last Steam Engine Adrian...
Above, of course, is Judy Garland and Fred Astaire singing Irving Berlin’s Easter Parade, from the 1948 movie of the same name. Below, the Philadelphia...
Apparently, both Albertina Walker and Malhalia Jackson were known as The Queen of Gospel at various times. She probably inherited the title. Jackson took the...
