Maybe it's a bit of a stretch, but considering how spiritual Prince's music has always been, I'm surprised more Prince fans aren't into that sort of thing.

Anyone besides me?

Absolutely! I love Kirk Franklin, Richard Smallwood, Sounds of Blackness, Rachel Lampa, Tramaine Hawkins, Take 6, Hezekiah Walker, Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin, Steven Curtis Chapman, Shirley Caesar , Kurt Carr,and Fred Hammond!




And you?

i like Amy Grant, the Winans, Rachelle Frrell, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, and some of the ones you mentioned too

Yep. Most definitely. My favorite gospel albums right now are...









and...



*NOTE: These albums are only intended for people who want to hear REAL singing.

Yup.

But I'm more of an Old School Gospel listener, I guess probably because I've heard more of the older stuff than the newer Gospel. I dig Shirley Caesar, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, Andre Crouch, James Cleveland, and a lot more that I can't remember right now because I haven't listened to them in a long time.

Xorn said:

It has been spiritual since album one, but only recently was it blindly religious.

CinisterCee said:

that's why i said "spiritual"

Supernova said:

Ditto...basically anything from the late 70's-mid80's like The Hawkins with Love Alive and The Clark Sisters has a deeper connection to me than most of the music of late, altho I like Yolanda Adams. I'm usually out of the loop compared to my friends at church who knows it all. My mom listens to gospel more than anything else, so that's how I kinda keep up.

Adisa said:

Gospel muzic

I like contemporary new age, especially Loreena McKennitt.

funkyslsistah said:

Yeah, was his name Walter Hawkins, or Edwin Hawkins? And wasn't he related to a female Gospel singer? I can't remember her name at the moment. My mother is the source of my Gospel music experience too.

Yep...Sure do like Gospel Music...I listen to it alot now-a-days...Some good stuff happening in Gospel Music now-a-days...A lot of people complain about R&B music now-a-days...But Gospel is getting better and stronger...And live gospel music can't be beat...The instrumentation and musicality these gospel artists bring is on a whole other level ...

SO EXCUSE ME WHILE I GET MY PRAISE ON!!!

Some of my favorite gospel artists...


Shriley Caesar
The Canton Spirituals
Mighty Clouds Of Joy
Fred Hammond And Radicals For Christ
Cece Winans
Rev Al Green
John P. Kee And The New Life Community Choir
Kirk Franklin
Yolanda Adams
James Clevland
Tonex{this brother gets compared to Prince alot)
Detrick Haddon
Debra Killings{this female artist plays all of her instruments and in 2003 she release one of the best albums bar genre called Surrender}
Hezekiah Walker And The Love Fellowship Choir(OOO WEEE Hezekiah always keep him a tight band of musicians and some truly anointed singers in the fold...Praise music to the utmost high}
Rance Allen Group
Take 6
Karen Clarke Sheard
Lisa McClendon
Sounds OF Blackness


These are just a few of my favorite artists...Some Old School and some New School!!!

Later on, if time permits I will run some of my favorite gospel recordings of all time.
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funkyslsistah said:

Yes!!!



and...



are the jamz!!! Tremaine Hawkins truly took that choir to a whole new level!!!

Rich Mullins
Fred Hammond/Commissioned
Kirk Franklin
Nichole Nordeman
Richard Smallwood
The Winans family
Yolanda Adams
Daryl Coley
Fernando Ortega
Rachel Lampa
Salvador
Crystal Lewis
Nicole C. Mullen
Watermark
Amy Grant
Bob Carlisle
Kevin Max
Michael W. Smith
Tonex
Darien Dennis & MOP
Rob Mercer
BB Jay
Detrick Hadden (whom I backed up once in DC)
and
Phil Keaggy


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[This message was edited Mon Jan 26 8:34:53 PST 2004 by ThreadBare]

i love Caedmon's Call and Jars of Clay

I never really thought I was but on this Detriot Public Schools Radio station they play this stuff called, I kid you not, GOSPEL HOUSE.

Now maybe I'm new to this or something but it's not half bad. Does anyone know what I'm talking about or are they into it?

Now I'm really dislike contemporary Chirstian music but then again, if this woman is singing it, I could be wrong!

Absolutely!

Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers
Commissioned
Lonnie Hunter & The Voices of St. Mark
Rance Allen
Yolanda Adams
The Winans
...and on and on
I have some of the best gospel compilations.

VinnyM27 said:

This really isn't funny anymore.

okaypimpn said:

Was it really ever?

BRO915 said:

How could I forget Rev. Al??? And of course the Winans.

okaypimpn said:

There ya go!

i love me some mary mary...but they're the only ones i know by name.

MrTation said:

It's like a bad SNL skit that won't die.

Supernova said:

oh my! i forgot him too! shame on me

Supernova said:

James Cleveland I mean that in the best of ways, brotha has sung me through some times, I tell you.

VinnyM27 said:

alot of deep-house is remixed gospel music...

Good Morning All,


Here is just a few of my favorite gospel recordings that I enjoy listening to...BTW, I still play most of these pretty regularly...



The Canton Spirituals- Live In Memphis (1993)

Aretha Franklin- One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism(1987)

Fred Hammond And Radicals For Christ- Purpose By Design(2000)

The Canton Spirituals- Live In Washington DC (1997)

Kirk Franklin And Nu Nation- God's Property (1997)

Various Artists- Wow Gospel 2003

Yolanda Adams- Mountain High,Valley Low(1999)

The New Life Community Choir featuring John P. Kee- Not Guilty (2000)


Peace And Blessings Be Upon U,
Brother 9/15
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MrTation said:

No.

okaypimpn said:

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Good to see so many Gospel fans on this site. I was starting to think the org was filled with religious nay sayers due to the JW bashing.

BRO915 said:

I know that Open My Heart got a lot of airplay but my favorite song is In The Midst Of It All.