Tag Archives : Donald Lawrence

Information about the homegoing (funeral) services for Bishop Walter Hawkins has been announced. There will be a musical celebration and a homegoing (funeral) service. Here are the details: Musical Celebration Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Time: 7:00 PM PST Location: The Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA Admission is FREE Homegoing (Funeral) Service Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Time: 11:00 AM EST Location: [...]

BET.com Tonight was the season finale of season 3 of BET’s Sunday Best. Congratulations to LeAndria Johnson for winning the competition and the new car! Here is a recap of the finale: Hezekiah Walker opened the show singing Souled Out. It was a very good performance. It was consistent with that choir sound that we have come to know and love. Each of the final two contestants performed a medley [...]

The Gospel music community in Chicago has decided to do their part to benefit Haiti. Donald Lawrence and Marvin Sapp will  be joined by a roster of artists that includes John P. Kee, Byron Cage, Karen Clark-Sheard, Ricky Dillard, Vanessa Bell Armstrong and many more for a benefit concert. “Chicago’s Hope for Haiti” benefit concert will take place on February 8, 2010  @ 7:00 PM [...]

In 1985 a number of music artists gathered together to form USA for Africa and recorded the song “We Are the World“. Ever since then, the music community has been know to come together to create a song to respond to tragedy or some type of social issue. After 911 and Hurricane Katrina, I was looking for the Gospel community to come together to record a song, but it never happened. I’m [...]

Image by Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) via Flickr Grammy Award winning artist/producer Donald Lawrence will be a special guest on the Trinity Broadcasting Network’s (TBN)  “Praise the Lord” Martin Luther King Jr. Day special.  The show will be hosted by charismatic pastor Dr. Zachary Tims of the New Destiny Christian Center outside of Orlando, FL. Lawrence will be interviewed [...]

I can’t believe that Celebration of Gospel has been on the air for 10 years. Over that time BET has given us a prime time view of some of Gospel music’s finest artists. So, last night, I sat and watched the broadcast with great anticipation. Here are some of my thoughts on the show.  The Music Maybe I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure that there was a time when Celebration of Gospel [...]

A couple of years ago Natalie Wilson and S.O.P came out with an album entitled Girl Director. At the time I thought we would start to see a number of female artists leading choirs and ensembles. Boy, I was completely wrong with that one. Lately, this question is in my mind. Where are the female directors? I know that there are many female directors who do great work serving in their local churches. [...]

I just got finished watching the Sunday Best finale and I am not surprised at all. My choice to win was Jessica. I’d like to send out a big congratulations to Y’Anna Crawley. She performed wonderfully throughout the entire competition. I must say that the finale left me scratching my head a little bit. The two contestants sang a duet to New Edition’s “Can You Stand the Rain” [...]