Selling on the secular charts yet raised in the realm of the sanctified: it’s a typical circumstance that defines many musicians, and what dictates their direction as artists differs from one to the next, since some see returning to spiritual leanings as an embrace of the past or inevitable recognition of their future (or fan… Continue reading Jackiem Joyner’s “Church Boy”, a ST CD Review
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Kirk Franklin: Fighting To Keep The Faith
Kirk Franklin is fiery, flamboyant and has almost single-handedly restyled contemporary gospel music. But challenges in 2007 caused the Fort Worth native to do the unthinkable: question his belief in God. “It was just a hard year,” Mr. Franklin said during a local phone conversation. (Ever the multitasker, he was also getting fitted for a… Continue reading Kirk Franklin: Fighting To Keep The Faith
ST, CD Review: Kirk Franklin’s “Essential Kirk Franklin”
http://www.soultracks.com/kirk-franklin-the-essential-kirk-franklin-review Kirk Franklin – The Essential Kirk Franklin Click on CD cover to listen or purchase Thanks to his fiery approach and flamboyant execution, Kirk Franklin has restyled, if not entirely revolutionized, contemporary gospel music. Long before his recent transformation into an author, executive producer and co-host (of BET’s Sunday Best), the singer, songwriter… Continue reading ST, CD Review: Kirk Franklin’s “Essential Kirk Franklin”