Artist Profile: WLIB Celebrates Black Music Month with...
WLIB Celebrates Black Music Month with...
"Ultimate Gospel" Box Set
Presented by Bobby Jones & Time Life Music
We are celebrating Black Music Month as gospel legend Bobby Jones and Time Life Music present, "Ultimate Gospel," a 10 CD box set which features your favorite gospel artists, past and present. The "Bobby Jones Presents Ultimate Gospel" collection of CDs spans the history of black Gospel music.
The box is divided into seven CDs. "Peace in the Valley," volume is a 20-song CD features 1950 hits such as Mahalia Jackson's "In the Upper Room." The 16-song, "Oh Happy Day," volume boasts Gospel crossover hits by such artists as The Staple Singers and the Mighty Clouds of Joy. The "In the Spirit" volume revisits 15 inspiring classics by such acts as The Sounds of Blackness. The "I Need You Now" volume includes 15-tracks from EMI Gospel's vault such as Aaron Neville's "A Change is Gonna Come" and CeCe Winans "I Surrender All." Then there is the 30-song, "More Than a Melody," volume with tunes ranging from Al Green's "Precious Lord" to the remix of Kirk Franklin's R&B smash "Stomp." "Testify" is another 30-song CD with choir hits such as Alabama State Mass Choir's "My Soul Got Another Dip" and Fred Hammond's "Glory to Glory." Finally, "Body and Soul Gospel" is a 24-song CD featuring R&B artists such as Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men and Patti LaBelle, performing their favorite inspirational or Gospel songs. There is a CD here for everyone who loves any form of gospel music. Celebrate Black Music Month and treat yourself to this once in a life time collection. For more on the "Bobby Jones Presents Ultimate Gospel," visit www.timelife.com
