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1956: Classic Recordings from Gospel's Golden Era
Aretha Franklin, The Famous Davis Sisters, Dorothy Love Coates & The Gospel Harmonettes and more!
Jan 10
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Richard Smallwood (1948-2025)
Celebrating the life and music of one of contemporary gospel's innovators.
Jan 2
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Remembering LeMaire--The Valley Girl Who Found Jesus
A tribute to actress-comedienne LeMaire who died in November.
Dec 27, 2025
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The Best of 2025: The 1985 Digest and a few additions
A look back at my intensive dive into the year that almost changed everything in Christian and gospel music.
Dec 20, 2025
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First Friday Testimony Service--January 2nd!
Simple worship. Shared stories. Sacred space.
Dec 13, 2025
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The Redemption of Reba Rambo
Jul 29, 2021
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The Liberation of Leslie Phillips
Jul 2, 2021
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Unguarding Amy Grant
Jun 1, 2021
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New Time Religion: The Holy Ghost Falls Down in the Club
Jun 17, 2021
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2026 Anniversaries
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1956: Classic Recordings from Gospel's Golden Era
Aretha Franklin, The Famous Davis Sisters, Dorothy Love Coates & The Gospel Harmonettes and more!
Jan 10
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Tim Dillinger
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Teena Marie's 'Emerald City'
In honor of the album's 36th anniversary, I take a look at this initially critically-disregarded album.
Aug 8, 2023
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Unwilling To Shut Up & Sing
CCM pioneer Pam Mark Hall opens up about her career and the making of her last major label release, 1986's "Keeper."
May 16, 2023
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The Best of 2025: 1975 Anniversaries
An overview of a segment of my yearlong examination of gospel’s evolution, concentrating this week on the developments of 1975.
Dec 6, 2025
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The Best of 2025 Recap: What Did We Cover?
A recap of a portion of my yearlong look at gospel’s evolution—focusing this week on my work centered around 1975.
Nov 29, 2025
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Sara Jordan Powell (1938-2025)
A reflection on how modern gospel music has lost the conviction and spiritual depth once embodied by artists like Sara Jordan Powell.
Nov 22, 2025
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Dedicated to exploring the histories of gospel and soul, contemporary Christian and Women’s music(s)—forms that contribute to the blurring of the lines between the sacred and the secular.
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