Gospel Label Delayed Album Release Because God Did Not - Democratic Underground.com
Gospel recording label Habakkuk Music delayed payment of a $30,000 advance to singer Isaiah D. Thomas because God had not told company executives when to proceed. Thomas is now suing Habakkuk and its owner, April Washington-Essex, who reportedly

Harvey Johnson - Fremont Tribune
He was a lifelong accordion player and enjoyed gospel music and coffee with his retired friends at the Sale Barn. Survivors include: his wife, Barbara; three daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Robert Maas of Scribner, Chris and Dennis Devney of

Chick-fil-A Partners with Left Behind Games - Chain Leader
PRESS RELEASE: MURRIETA, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Left Behind Games Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LFBG), a leading publisher of Christian video games, announced today that Berean Christian Stores have approved the sale of Left Behind

BBC Music - BBC
Blur were an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consisted of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur’s debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the

Country superstars to appear at Thurs. fundraiser - Altavista
Lynchburg native Phil Vassar is returning to his hometown on Thursday, March 11, to play a second annual benefit concert for The Miller Home For Girls at the E.C. Glass High School Auditorium at 7:30 PM. Phil is being joined by his friend and fellow

Chasing The Spirit Through Song - Huffingtonpost.com
Growing up in Long Island, NY, and coming through the 60s, Rock and Roll was the soundtrack of my life. Music was a way of moving in to new places in my head and in the world. Friends were formed around musical tastes and I used to go to many

Gospel Label Delayed Album Release Because God Did Not - Democratic Underground.com
Gospel recording label Habakkuk Music delayed payment of a $30,000 advance to singer Isaiah D. Thomas because God had not told company executives when to proceed. Thomas is now suing Habakkuk and its owner, April Washington-Essex, who reportedly

Harvey Johnson - Fremont Tribune
He was a lifelong accordion player and enjoyed gospel music and coffee with his retired friends at the Sale Barn. Survivors include: his wife, Barbara; three daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Robert Maas of Scribner, Chris and Dennis Devney of

Chick-fil-A Partners with Left Behind Games - Chain Leader
PRESS RELEASE: MURRIETA, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Left Behind Games Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LFBG), a leading publisher of Christian video games, announced today that Berean Christian Stores have approved the sale of Left Behind

BBC Music - BBC
Blur were an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consisted of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur’s debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the

Country superstars to appear at Thurs. fundraiser - Altavista
Lynchburg native Phil Vassar is returning to his hometown on Thursday, March 11, to play a second annual benefit concert for The Miller Home For Girls at the E.C. Glass High School Auditorium at 7:30 PM. Phil is being joined by his friend and fellow

Award winning Gospel quartet concert returns - The Llano News
The award winning Marksmen Quartet will bring their unique style of gospel music to the Llano High School Auditorium on Sunday, April 18 at 2:00pm. This event is a fundraiser for the Llano Masonic Lodge to help support our Llano High School

Alabama Music Hall of Fame 2010 Inductees - antiMUSIC
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board has announced the selection of seven people to be inducted during the 13th Induction Banquet and Awards Show to be held in the Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, March 25, 2010. David Johnson

Walk the Line - JoBlo.com
This was one of those tales, though I’ll admit that Cash’s break came a little easy as far as the film goes, but the scene in question where the label guy cuts up his gospel music and then challenges him for something from the heart was my

Left Behind Games Sponsors Chick-fil-A & Berean - MSN Money
The Company is making plans to expand this marketing program to areas throughout the country where any of the approximately 1,400 Chick-fil-A locations are close enough to any of the 18 Berean Christian Stores and other Christian stores now selling

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Naples Daily News
Their unconventional approach to communicating the Good News with groundbreaking originality has blazed a trail that will go down in gospel music history. EHSS will be performing live March 11th at First Baptist “the Family” Church.

A lifetime of singing - Moultrie Observer
MOULTRIE — The sound of music flows like a stream through Nelle Collier’s life. After 50 years in the First Baptist Church choir, the 86-year-old Collier is a fixture in the church’s music scene. Her rendition of “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” is

What’s Happening in Oroville - Oroville Mercury-Register
The community is invited to the celebration at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, March 11, at Plumas Avenue School, 440 Plumas Ave. Information about Arbor Day, planting the right tree in the right place and equipment demonstration by Oroville Parks and Trees

Award winning Gospel quartet concert returns - The Llano News
The award winning Marksmen Quartet will bring their unique style of gospel music to the Llano High School Auditorium on Sunday, April 18 at 2:00pm. This event is a fundraiser for the Llano Masonic Lodge to help support our Llano High School

Alabama Music Hall of Fame 2010 Inductees - antiMUSIC
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board has announced the selection of seven people to be inducted during the 13th Induction Banquet and Awards Show to be held in the Convention Center in Montgomery, Ala., Thursday, March 25, 2010. David Johnson

Walk the Line - JoBlo.com
This was one of those tales, though I’ll admit that Cash’s break came a little easy as far as the film goes, but the scene in question where the label guy cuts up his gospel music and then challenges him for something from the heart was my

Left Behind Games Sponsors Chick-fil-A & Berean - MSN Money
The Company is making plans to expand this marketing program to areas throughout the country where any of the approximately 1,400 Chick-fil-A locations are close enough to any of the 18 Berean Christian Stores and other Christian stores now selling

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Naples Daily News
Their unconventional approach to communicating the Good News with groundbreaking originality has blazed a trail that will go down in gospel music history. EHSS will be performing live March 11th at First Baptist “the Family” Church.

A lifetime of singing - Moultrie Observer
MOULTRIE — The sound of music flows like a stream through Nelle Collier’s life. After 50 years in the First Baptist Church choir, the 86-year-old Collier is a fixture in the church’s music scene. Her rendition of “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” is

Places To Go. Things To Do. - Ottawa Times
“STORYTIME LIVE,” stage show, 4 and 7 p.m. today, i Wireless Center, Moline. 309-764-2000. “HISTORY OF STARVED ROCK STATE PARK,” 1 p.m. Saturday, Port St. Louis de Illinois Visitor Center, Starved Rock State Park, Utica. Sponsored by Starved Rock

Tubman Day celebrated with music and culture - Citizen Online
More than 100 students from Herman Avenue Elementary School and Owasco Elementary School, and community members remembered Harriet Tubman through African-American gospel and traditional African musical performances. The Harriet Tubman Home, on South

View online or download the latest issue of Keep the - Black UK Online
For over 50 years Britain’s black churches have provided hope, support, direction, community services, inspirational gospel music and moral guidance to the black community and beyond. Due to their longevity and the social and spiritual impact they

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Naples Daily News
Their unconventional approach to communicating the Good News with groundbreaking originality has blazed a trail that will go down in gospel music history. EHSS will be performing live March 11th at First Baptist “the Family” Church.

What’s Happening in Oroville - Oroville Mercury-Register
The community is invited to the celebration at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, March 11, at Plumas Avenue School, 440 Plumas Ave. Information about Arbor Day, planting the right tree in the right place and equipment demonstration by Oroville Parks and Trees

Audrey W. ‘Cookie’ Murphy - Oak Ridger
Cookie was born April 27, 1943, in Oliver Springs. She lived in Ohio for eight years and Mississippi for 12 years, moving back to her beloved Oliver Springs in 1982. She retired from the X-10 Plant in 2009 as an administrative assistant. Cookie was a

Places To Go. Things To Do. - Ottawa Times
“STORYTIME LIVE,” stage show, 4 and 7 p.m. today, i Wireless Center, Moline. 309-764-2000. “HISTORY OF STARVED ROCK STATE PARK,” 1 p.m. Saturday, Port St. Louis de Illinois Visitor Center, Starved Rock State Park, Utica. Sponsored by Starved Rock

Tubman Day celebrated with music and culture - Citizen Online
More than 100 students from Herman Avenue Elementary School and Owasco Elementary School, and community members remembered Harriet Tubman through African-American gospel and traditional African musical performances. The Harriet Tubman Home, on South

View online or download the latest issue of Keep the - Black UK Online
For over 50 years Britain’s black churches have provided hope, support, direction, community services, inspirational gospel music and moral guidance to the black community and beyond. Due to their longevity and the social and spiritual impact they

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Naples Daily News
Their unconventional approach to communicating the Good News with groundbreaking originality has blazed a trail that will go down in gospel music history. EHSS will be performing live March 11th at First Baptist “the Family” Church.

What’s Happening in Oroville - Oroville Mercury-Register
The community is invited to the celebration at 8:40 a.m. Thursday, March 11, at Plumas Avenue School, 440 Plumas Ave. Information about Arbor Day, planting the right tree in the right place and equipment demonstration by Oroville Parks and Trees

Jonny Diaz 41st GMA Dove Awards Nominee For New Artist Of The Year - BREATHEcast.com
INO Records’ singer and songwriter Jonny Diaz has received one of the biggest honors of his career thus far - the nomination for New Artist of the Year at the upcoming 41st GMA Dove Awards. The winner of the New Artist of the Year category will be

Diane McKoy Releases Latest CD ‘Ready or Not Here I Come’ - Broadway World
She’s been called a singular talent, a musical pioneer, an ‘Americana Queen,’ and the Queen of New York City bluegrass gospel. It just comes with the territory when you’ve been one of the most unique bluegrass and country artists in the industry

Email this story - Herald Times
Online condolences and memories may be shared at www He loved gospel music, never met a stranger and helped everyone that he could. Survivors include his mother, Alberta M. Sparks of Bloomington; son Shane Robertson (Cheryl) of Bloomington; two

Relay for Life events on the rise - Daily Mountain Eagle Online
Members of a 2009 Walker County Relay for Life team with a “Wizard of Oz” theme take part in the fundraiser’s finale held on May 1 at the Walker High School track. File Photo Area citizens who wish to give to Relay for Life will have plenty of

BONNIE & CLYDE, LA BETE, DEATHTRAP et al. Set for Asolo Rep’s New - Broadway World
Michael Donald Edwards, Asolo Repertory Theatre ’s producing artistic director, announced today his selections for the 2010-2011 season. A major highlight of Asolo Rep’s 52nd season is the pre-Broadway try-out production of Bonnie & Clyde opening on

Wildhorn’s Bonnie & Clyde Musical Will Play Florida Before Broadway - Playbill
The new Frank Wildhorn musical Bonnie & Clyde , which premiered at La Jolla Playhouse in 2009, will be seen at Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, FL, in November, prior to Broadway. Michael Donald Edwards, Asolo Repertory Theatre’s producing

Jonny Diaz 41st GMA Dove Awards Nominee For New Artist Of The Year - BREATHEcast.com
INO Records’ singer and songwriter Jonny Diaz has received one of the biggest honors of his career thus far - the nomination for New Artist of the Year at the upcoming 41st GMA Dove Awards. The winner of the New Artist of the Year category will be

Diane McKoy Releases Latest CD ‘Ready or Not Here I Come’ - Broadway World
She’s been called a singular talent, a musical pioneer, an ‘Americana Queen,’ and the Queen of New York City bluegrass gospel. It just comes with the territory when you’ve been one of the most unique bluegrass and country artists in the industry

Email this story - Herald Times
Online condolences and memories may be shared at www He loved gospel music, never met a stranger and helped everyone that he could. Survivors include his mother, Alberta M. Sparks of Bloomington; son Shane Robertson (Cheryl) of Bloomington; two

Relay for Life events on the rise - Daily Mountain Eagle Online
Members of a 2009 Walker County Relay for Life team with a “Wizard of Oz” theme take part in the fundraiser’s finale held on May 1 at the Walker High School track. File Photo Area citizens who wish to give to Relay for Life will have plenty of

BONNIE & CLYDE, LA BETE, DEATHTRAP et al. Set for Asolo Rep’s New - Broadway World
Michael Donald Edwards, Asolo Repertory Theatre ’s producing artistic director, announced today his selections for the 2010-2011 season. A major highlight of Asolo Rep’s 52nd season is the pre-Broadway try-out production of Bonnie & Clyde opening on

Winans Ponzi Link Uncovered In Detroit Fraud Investigation - Huffingtonpost.com
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued

Tough economy forces some young adults to “boomerang” - HamptonRoads.com
When Lavena Harris split up with her husband last year, she knew she couldn’t afford to live on her own. So, instead of trying to make ends meet on her $20,000-a-year salary as a clerk with the Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority, the 23

Winans Ponzi Link Uncovered In Detroit Fraud Investigation - Huffingtonpost.com
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued

Homeless people a forgotten part of community - Fayetteville Observer
Derrick Adams died in an abandoned house in Fayetteville sometime before Christmas. He had been dead at least several days - maybe even weeks - before his body was found Christmas Eve. No one ever reported him missing. No one was looking for him

Ernie Isley honors Hendrix - San Francisco Chronicle
Ernie Isley (seen here) says of Hendrix: “It was like his guitar didn’t have any wrong notes on it.” View More Images (2) Ernie Isley was 11 when he first saw the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in February 1964 at his mother’s house in Englewood

Winans Ponzi Link Uncovered In Detroit Fraud Investigation - Huffingtonpost.com
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued

Quick, name the last five movies to win Best Picture at the Academy - Jefferson City News Tribune Online
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock warmed up for the Academy Awards with a stop at the Razzies to collect a dubious honor: a worst-actress prize for her romantic comedy flop “All About Steve.” LOS ANGELES (AP) — Audiences are mad as hatters about

Homeless people a forgotten part of community - Fayetteville Observer
Derrick Adams died in an abandoned house in Fayetteville sometime before Christmas. He had been dead at least several days - maybe even weeks - before his body was found Christmas Eve. No one ever reported him missing. No one was looking for him

Ernie Isley honors Hendrix - San Francisco Chronicle
Ernie Isley (seen here) says of Hendrix: “It was like his guitar didn’t have any wrong notes on it.” View More Images (2) Ernie Isley was 11 when he first saw the Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in February 1964 at his mother’s house in Englewood

Winans Ponzi Link Uncovered In Detroit Fraud Investigation - Huffingtonpost.com
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued

SR Gospel: Jermaine Sellers Talks Idol, Dove Awards - Singersroom
After two weeks of performances and beating out thousands to reach the American Idol stage, Jermaine Sellers was voted off Thursday, March 4. While Sellers enjoyed his stint on the top reality singing competition, that journey is by no means the end

RELIGION IN BRIEF - Columbia Daily Tribune
1 to 4 p.m. March 14 to help women who have suffered domestic violence during a “Live in the Light” event in Historic Senior Hall, 100 Waugh national fame, achieving 19 top 10 hits, including the 1993 Southern Gospel Song of the Year

Church calendar - Hattiesburg American
Praise Dance Ministry, Tabernacle of Praise Baptist Church, 6:30 p.m. Special guests will be the University Christian Church Praise Dancers, Houston, Texas. Theme of service is “Dancing to the Anointing. Church is located at 10 Moselle/Oak Grove Road

Best Sellers-Audio - Danbury News-Times
Weekly charts for the nation’s best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week’s issue of Billboard magazine . Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold

Church Briefs - Baxter Bulletin
The East Oakland Baptist Church first Saturday sing is set for 6 p.m. today at 3095 U.S. Hwy. 62 E. The sing features gospel music, congregational singing and special music, followed by a potluck. For information, call 492-5617. The First Baptist

SR Gospel: Jermaine Sellers Talks Idol, Dove Awards - Singersroom
After two weeks of performances and beating out thousands to reach the American Idol stage, Jermaine Sellers was voted off Thursday, March 4. While Sellers enjoyed his stint on the top reality singing competition, that journey is by no means the end

RELIGION IN BRIEF - Columbia Daily Tribune
1 to 4 p.m. March 14 to help women who have suffered domestic violence during a “Live in the Light” event in Historic Senior Hall, 100 Waugh national fame, achieving 19 top 10 hits, including the 1993 Southern Gospel Song of the Year

Church calendar - Hattiesburg American
Praise Dance Ministry, Tabernacle of Praise Baptist Church, 6:30 p.m. Special guests will be the University Christian Church Praise Dancers, Houston, Texas. Theme of service is “Dancing to the Anointing. Church is located at 10 Moselle/Oak Grove Road

Best Sellers-Audio - Danbury News-Times
Weekly charts for the nation’s best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week’s issue of Billboard magazine . Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold

A look at the Winans family - Detroit Free Press
In the world of gospel music, the family name is royalty. The Winans realm, nurtured in Detroit, is a multifaceted empire with a vast national reach and a leading role in the urban-gospel phenomenon of recent decades. The family — which includes

Winans’ son implicated in Ponzi scheme - Nashville Tennessean
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. Michael Winans Jr., the son of Gospel Hall of Famer

Member of gospel music family accused of running investment scam - OneNewsNow
DETROIT- Regulators say a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabian oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued a cease-and-desist order

Word of the Day: The Secret to Managing Frustrations - EURweb
*It’s amazing how fifteen minor frustrations at the office can add up to one big, bad attitude by the time you head for home. Frustrations come in three varieties: 1. Interruptions: Unexpected visitors or phone calls when you have a deadline to

During Lent, a little food for your soul - Dispatch
I didn’t know what I was saying yes to when I accepted my friend Julie’s invitation to join her at the gospel sing at New Beginning Church on Sunday. Our own little church had sponsored a gospel sing a few months back - something pretty risqué for a

Mich. officials: Member of Winans family ran multimillion-dollar Ponzi - Washington Examiner
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued

David Bernath rises at Comedy Central - Media Life Magazine
Comedy Central has promoted David Bernath to executive vice president of program strategy and multiplatform programming, based in New York and reporting to network president Michele Ganeless . Bernath first joined Comedy Central in 2004, and before

Church calendar - Daily News Journal
Jackson Parkway in Murfreesboro. RSVP AT 615-439-0802. A Friends of the Father’s House Church Benefit begins at 6 p.m. at Rock Springs Elementary School, 1000 Waldron Road in La Vergne. Some of gospel music’s greatest singers from past, present and

SEC accuses market psychic of $6M scam - Daily Oklahoman
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued a

Domestic diva planning new TV series - Honolulu Advertiser
Ever wonder how Martha Stewart might tackle your decorating disaster or party planning nightmare? Some folks will soon get the chance to find out. Stewart announced yesterday that she and producer Mark Burnett are teaming up for a new television

A look at the Winans family - Detroit Free Press
In the world of gospel music, the family name is royalty. The Winans realm, nurtured in Detroit, is a multifaceted empire with a vast national reach and a leading role in the urban-gospel phenomenon of recent decades. The family — which includes

Winans’ son implicated in Ponzi scheme - Nashville Tennessean
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. Michael Winans Jr., the son of Gospel Hall of Famer

Member of gospel music family accused of running investment scam - OneNewsNow
DETROIT- Regulators say a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabian oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued a cease-and-desist order

Word of the Day: The Secret to Managing Frustrations - EURweb
*It’s amazing how fifteen minor frustrations at the office can add up to one big, bad attitude by the time you head for home. Frustrations come in three varieties: 1. Interruptions: Unexpected visitors or phone calls when you have a deadline to

During Lent, a little food for your soul - Dispatch
I didn’t know what I was saying yes to when I accepted my friend Julie’s invitation to join her at the gospel sing at New Beginning Church on Sunday. Our own little church had sponsored a gospel sing a few months back - something pretty risqué for a

Mich. officials: Member of Winans family ran multimillion-dollar Ponzi - Washington Examiner
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday that a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued

David Bernath rises at Comedy Central - Media Life Magazine
Comedy Central has promoted David Bernath to executive vice president of program strategy and multiplatform programming, based in New York and reporting to network president Michele Ganeless . Bernath first joined Comedy Central in 2004, and before

Church calendar - Daily News Journal
Jackson Parkway in Murfreesboro. RSVP AT 615-439-0802. A Friends of the Father’s House Church Benefit begins at 6 p.m. at Rock Springs Elementary School, 1000 Waldron Road in La Vergne. Some of gospel music’s greatest singers from past, present and

SEC accuses market psychic of $6M scam - Daily Oklahoman
DETROIT — Michigan regulators said Thursday a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued a

To Do List for Berks County and beyond - Reading Eagle
Tuesday through March 13: Treasure Hunters Roadshow, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through next Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Saturday, March 13, Hampton Inn, 1800 Paper Mill Road, Wyomissing. Bring antiques and collectibles for evaluation by experts

Winans family member accused of Ponzi scheme - San Jose Mercury News
DETROIT—Michigan regulators say a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued a cease-and

Country singer Jessie Brown says her passion is performing onstage - MLive.com
Her five-song, self-titled album is complete with a power ballad, a party song and songs about love and loss as Brown tries to keep things lively and interesting. Her single, “Things I Should Have Said,” is becoming a local radio favorite for its

A look at the Winans - Detroit Free Press
In the world of gospel music, the family name is royalty. The Winans realm, nurtured in Detroit, is a multifaceted empire with a vast national reach and a leading role in the urban-gospel phenomenon of recent decades. The broad clan — which among

CVB honors Spirit of Cincinnati winners - MSN Money
also gave Partnership Awards to: Bootsy Collins, the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famer and Cincinnati advocate for his efforts with meeting planners; Lisa Thal, general manager of Radio One, the bureau’s official radio partner for the Gospel

To Do List for Berks County and beyond - Reading Eagle
Tuesday through March 13: Treasure Hunters Roadshow, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through next Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Saturday, March 13, Hampton Inn, 1800 Paper Mill Road, Wyomissing. Bring antiques and collectibles for evaluation by experts

Winans family member accused of Ponzi scheme - San Jose Mercury News
DETROIT—Michigan regulators say a member of the Winans gospel-music family led a fraudulent, multimillion-dollar investment program by promoting bogus Saudi Arabia oil bonds. The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation issued a cease-and

Country singer Jessie Brown says her passion is performing onstage - MLive.com
Her five-song, self-titled album is complete with a power ballad, a party song and songs about love and loss as Brown tries to keep things lively and interesting. Her single, “Things I Should Have Said,” is becoming a local radio favorite for its

A look at the Winans - Detroit Free Press
In the world of gospel music, the family name is royalty. The Winans realm, nurtured in Detroit, is a multifaceted empire with a vast national reach and a leading role in the urban-gospel phenomenon of recent decades. The broad clan — which among

Weekend Watch: Gospel Harmony Show - INFORUM
Good gospel music doesn’t need to wait until Sunday church services. That’s the message of Great Plains Harmony’s Men’s Chorus, which presents its Gospel Harmony Show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Evangelical Free Church, 2702 30th Ave. S

Gospel museum to open in Bronzeville this year - Chicago Defender
Plans are moving forward to open a gospel music museum in the area where many contend the music genre was born. The Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum is expected to open later this year in a vacant 1,000-square foot building next to Metropolitan

Music preview: Eric Bibb brings blues, gospel to Big Room stage - Chico Enterprise-Record
But for him, love is not simply the substance of romantic songs about star-crossed lovers. Bibb sings of a love as the antithesis of war. For him, the gospel music he writes is not just singing praises to God, it is a call to unity. 

Chicago blues musicians school audiences this weekend - Charleston Gazette
Killer Ray Allison has drummed with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and Koko Taylor. He’ll be in Charleston this weekend as part of the Chicago School of Blues, a musical group and educational troupe. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the Chicago School of

Highway Home set to perform Thursday night - Newton Daily News
The public is invited to come and enjoy some coffee, cookies and gospel music. The service begins at 7 p.m.

Weekend Watch: Gospel Harmony Show - INFORUM
Good gospel music doesn’t need to wait until Sunday church services. That’s the message of Great Plains Harmony’s Men’s Chorus, which presents its Gospel Harmony Show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Evangelical Free Church, 2702 30th Ave. S

Gospel museum to open in Bronzeville this year - Chicago Defender
Plans are moving forward to open a gospel music museum in the area where many contend the music genre was born. The Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum is expected to open later this year in a vacant 1,000-square foot building next to Metropolitan

Music preview: Eric Bibb brings blues, gospel to Big Room stage - Chico Enterprise-Record
But for him, love is not simply the substance of romantic songs about star-crossed lovers. Bibb sings of a love as the antithesis of war. For him, the gospel music he writes is not just singing praises to God, it is a call to unity. 

Chicago blues musicians school audiences this weekend - Charleston Gazette
Killer Ray Allison has drummed with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy and Koko Taylor. He’ll be in Charleston this weekend as part of the Chicago School of Blues, a musical group and educational troupe. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the Chicago School of