Tag Archives: Gospel Music

‘Joyful Noise’ a 90 Minute Ad for a Soundtrack

So much cheese, ugh. “Joyful Noise” is wall to wall cheese from the casting of Dolly Parton opposite Queen Latifah to the awesome cheese of gospel pop music. Camp drips from every line of dialogue and every shouted exaltation in “Joyful Noise.” But is it fun cheese? That depends on how much you love gospel […]

Andrae Crouch: Profile of the Beloved Gospel Music Singer Songwriter

“I had many tears and pains I had questions about tomorrow I’ve been at times I don’t know right from wrong But in every situation God gave a happy consolation I came only to confirm my judgments”. The opening words to the song, Through Everything, written by one of gospel music’s most beloved songwriters and […]

Bill Gaither and the Resurgence of Southern Gospel Music

First, I have to point out that I was not a Southern Gospel music fan. I’ve always been a church-goer and became a Christian later in high school, but I always listened to either CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) or hymns. Not old-school Gospel. But in the past few years, a friend of mine at church […]

Top 10 Gospel Music Video Performances

Gospel and Christian music is enjoying a renewed popularity with hit recordings by contemporary superstars like Carrie Underwood’s Jesus Take The Wheel, Alan Jackson’s How Great Thou Art and Amy Grant’s The Old Rugged Cross. The Gospel Music Channel that televises the Annual Gospel Music Awards, known as the Dove Awards, was the fastest growing […]