Story by: Gail Nobles Background music by: Pixabay Today I want to talk about the Encore Gospel Magazine that was launched in 2005 as a digital magazine and a division of Total Prayze Entertainment Group. Encore has since expanded into a leading multimedia brand consisting of a magazine, a music television production studio, Encore Entertainment, an online music video platform: A podcast network and more. The magazine features cover stories like Jekalyn Carr. It’s good to have gospel...

Intro by: Gail Nobles Cover Art by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Luther Barnes is a record producer, Director, songwriter, composer, and lead singer of Luther Barnes and the Sunset Jubilaires and the Red Budd Gospel Choir. He is an ordain minister and native son of Rocky Mount North Carolina. He wrote the famous Rough Sde of the Mountain and is the son of the late Rev. FC Barnes. Luther Barnes shares the fame with Deborah Barnes of the song Still Holding On. Deborah is the lead female...

Story by: Gail Nobles Music ending by: Samplefocus.com Usage: Standard Liscence Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. I have more news about blackgospelradio.net for the year of 2024. It's a new year. If you want news on your favorite gospel singers, you can check out their gospel music news and see how well they are doing on the Billboard Gospel Airplay Chart. In the gospel headlines you'll see The Mississippi Mass Choir's The Promise, James Grear and Company I Wanna Say Thank You, Anthony Brown Speak...

Story by: Gail Nobles Photo Credit: Scott Griessel, creatista on flickr.com Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Hello welcome to The Gospel Greats. I'm Gail Nobles. According to the New York Times, Carlton Pearson passed away at age 70 November 19, 2023. He was a Christian minister and gospel music artist. I'm not podcasting to judge him about his religious beliefs. I'm not here to judge anyone. If Carlton beliefs were wrong about heaven and hell, maybe God showed him the truth before breath left...

Song: Somebody's Calling My Name Use: Hymn Song In Public Domain Song by: Dr. C.J. Johnson Intro by: Gail Nobles Today's topic is Dr. CJ Johnson, a gospel music singing preacher and pastor. Claude Joseph Johnson is his name. He was born on May 16, 1913, in Douglasville, Georgia, the son of Will and Cora Reid Johnson. The family moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1916. His mother died when he was young, and he with his elder and younger sister were raised by his paternal grandmother, Sarah...

Today's topic is Semaje “I Rely”. Semaje has a ballot titled I Rely. It seems to be a popular gospel song. I love the song I rely by Semaje because that's what God has been telling me to do. Rely on him .Semaje’s song is a true gospel song because we must rely on God. I don't know much about Semaje, but I know he must have realized something about relying on God to make this song I Rely. The song must have touched others for the fact that the song has received attention. I don't think...

Song: Sin Doesn't Live Here Anymore Song by: Candi Staton Photo Credit: Man Alive/Flickr Usage: CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/a2dobB Intro music by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Today’s topic is Candi Staton - “Sin Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” The first gospel song Staton wrote after leaving her R&B career in 1982. 1 Cor. 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy, for...

Song intro: Shirley Caesar Singing the Gospel Song intro written by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023 Music by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: Movieguide https://flic.kr/p/2jjs3HV Usage: CC BY-SA 2.0 Intro song: Shirley Caesar Singing the gospel Shirley Caesar Preaching the gospel (He called her name) Shirley! God calls by name Shirley! Not for fortune and fame Shirley! To the Lord, one day she came. I've got to tell you again about Shirley Caesar. I learned a...

Song: Oneday At A Time Song by: Rev. Thomas L. Walker Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboard and Drummer: Gail Nobles Hello Everyone! Today’s topic is Rev. Thomas L. Walker - One Day At A Time. The song went something like this. (Song) … I remember that song from a little 45 record. It got played to death in my home because somebody knew what Rev. Thomas L. Walker was singing about. I believe that’s a Sunday classic. I remember Rev. Thomas reciting a poem. Rev. : One day at a time. That’s...

Song: Dear Future Me Song by: James Fortune Photo credit: Aberdeen Proving Ground Usage: CC BY 2.0 Intro by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist : Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Hello! I’m Gail Nobles on The Gospel Greats. “Dear Future Me” is a gospel song by James Fortune. I’m impressed with the cover of the single. Half of his face is the future. The other half is probably him in the present, but what I’m most impressed with is his single, “Dear Future Me”. James Fortune is a gospel music...

Gospel Style Hip Hop Beat Drum: Samplefocus.com Story by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Pexels.com Vocals by: Gail Nobles Song: It's Done Song by: Rick Dorn Today’s topic: Rick Dorn. Rick Dorn - It’s Done. He’s saying in the name of Jesus whatever you need, it’s done. Claim it, believe it, receive it. It’s done is his sophomore single release. I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to a show about the gospel greats. Rick Dorn is a singer, songwriter, and vocal producer with a heart and...

Soul Keys Prayer Hands: Samplemusic.com Story by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Pexels.com Hi! I’m Gail Nobles and I want to tell you about the best gospel music radio on the internet that I found out about. It’s called Black Gospel Radio. You’ll find it at blackgospelradio.net. The internet radio plays Traditional, Contemporary, & Quartet gospel from gospel artists. Black Gospel Radio is about various races & backgrounds and the style of music rendered. If there is a song you would...

Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Lovelystatue901 - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Hello, I’m Gail Nobles and you’re listening to a show about the gospel greats. Today’s topic is Rev. James Cleveland. Rev. James Cleveland believed that gospel music should be low keyed. He didn’t believe in rock gospel. James Cleveland believed gospel music expressed love for Christ and that it was more about the message. In rock gospel, to him, the music is more important than the message. Some...

Photo credit: Doe Jones Usage: Fair use https://www.youtube.com/c/doejonesmusic There’s a gospel singer named Doe who has a single out titled “When I Pray.” Doe also released an official music for “When I Pray” which had a broadcast premiere airing on the BET Gospel, BET Soul, and BET Her channels, as well as on BET.com. I think the video is pretty awesome as well as the song itself because it’s about prayer. The video shows a little girl praying with her mother before she goes to bed, a...

Song: Walk With Me Song by: Five Blind Boys of Alabama Photo credit: Tore Sætre - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Drumroll: soundbible.com Keyboardist & Timpani Drums: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Today’s topic: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama - Walk With Me. Walk with me dear Lord Walk with me Walk with me dear Lord Walk with me Oh Lord on this tedious journey I want Jesus to walk with me … I heard that song on the AM station. Seems like it was the AM...

Song: Walk Around Heaven Song by: Cassietta George Photo credit: Lovelystatue901 - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Today on Gospel Greats,Cassietta George - Walk Around Heaven. The song goes something like this ..(singing). … That’s kind of the way Cassietta would sing it. She was a gospel vocalist, and composer for many of the songs sung by The Caravans. George was a member of Queen of Gospel Albertina Walker's The Caravans, the most popular touring gospel group...

Vocals by: Gail Nobles Song: Hold On Song by: The McCrary Sisters Today’s topic: The McCrary Sisters. Ann, Regina, Deborah, and Alfreda. Deborah was known as the low, deep voiced member of the sisters. She left us at the age of 67. The McCrary Sisters are a gospel quartet from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2010 by sisters Ann McCrary, Deborah McCrary, Regina McCrary, and Alfreda McCrary. They have released four studio albums and one live album: Our Journey (2010), All the Way (2013),...

Sermon: Lordship of Christ Sermon by: S.M. Lockridge Downloaded from: archive.org https://archive.org/details/S.M.LockridgePreaching/BlackPreachingS.M.L.TheLordshipOfChrist-S.m.Lockridge.mp3# Photo credit: Photo by FRANK MERIÑO from Pexels Usage: Free https://www.pexels.com/photo/jesus-christ-in-white-robe-and-brown-hijab-standing-near-dry-hay-8267813/ ….. Once Simon Peter stood before a hostile crowd and said: "God hath made that same Jesus Whom ye have crucified both Lord and...

Song: The Name Song by: Maverick City Music Photo By: Igcrhooup - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Vocal Intro: Gail Nobles Todays topic: Maverick Maverick City Music is a contemporary Worship Music collective and record label founded by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay originating from Atlanta. On May 20, 2022, Maverick City Music Kirk Franklin announced that they would release a collective album titled Kingdom Book One on June 17, 2022. From Kingdom Book One Deluxe Album, there’s a new single...

Song: From The Rising Song by: Patrick Lundy Drummer: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Patrick Lundy gospel musician and founder/director of Patrick Lundy and The Ministers of Music, based out of Washington, D.C. Lundy was born in March 1967 in Thomasville, Georgia, the son of Charlie B. Lundy and Mary Lundy. He is a graduate of Howard University, where he received his bachelor's degree in music business. Lundy formed The Ministers of Music in November 1994 at Ebenezer AME Church located...

RARE GOSPEL Song: A Poor Wayfaring Stranger Song by: Cliff Gober Podcast Vocal by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Cover collage design by: Gail Nobles Hi! I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Rare Gospel from the Bottom of the Barrel. Searching way down deep for those gospel tunes. A Poor Wayfaring stranger is a 1976 song by a gospel artist named Cliff Gober. You can hear horns, drums, & strings in his song. When you dig up a song like this one, you might not understand what...

Song: God Told Nicodemus Song by: The Golden Gate Quartet Podcast vocals (intro): Gail Nobles Hi! I’m Gail Nobles and you’re listening to The Gospel Greats. Today’s topic: The Golden Gate Quartet. The Golden Gate Quartet (a.k.a. The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet) is a vocal gospel group. It was formed in 1934 and, with changes in membership, remains active. The group was founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934, by four students at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk,...

Gospel music intro by: Gail Nobles Today’s topic is Danielle Sunny Bryant. Her message is Don’t Give Up On God. She’s from Cumberland, New Jersey. She has a great new single out titled, Don’t Give Up. Danielle’s song and voice gives great encouragement because there are people giving up on God. And when you give up on God, you give up on yourself and all your dreams. We need Danielle’s voice and words in these difficult times. Her song is good for all to hear and a great reminder. Don’t...

Song: Walk All Over God’s Heaven Song by: Etta James Photo credit: Roland Godefroy - Self-photographed/Wikipedia Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0 All vocals by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist and drummer by: Gail Nobles Etta James was a blues singer, but I must say she could do it all. She also could sing the Gospel. She had great gospel hits like: Amen/ This Little Light of Mine Down by the Riverside We’ll Fly You to the Promised Land Walk All Over God’s Heaven … Just to name a few. Etta was more than...