True Believers "Break Through" In Stores In 7 days!!!

February 19, 2008 -

True Believers are by far the most exciting young Quartet group in the nation and Malaco Records is proud to present their 2nd release on the label entitled “Break Through”

In their young careers, True Believers have already garnered 3 Gospel fans favorites such as “Ooh Wee Another Blessing,” “Don’t Count Me Out,” and “I Don’t Need No Rock;” However, Malaco feels that this is the project that the True Believers will beyond a doubt “Break Through” and take their rightful place amongst the Quartet Gospel elite.

“Break Through” contains 10 brand new songs that ranges from the hard hitting, hand clapping, foot stomping, make you want to get and dance music to an anointed “Praise & Worship” oriented song being skillfully and beautifully sung by a Quartet group. This is just one of the elements that separate True Believers from the rest on the Quartet field, positions them to reach your mainstream Gospel consumer and minister in the churches during their morning worship services without disturbing the flow. Their performance is full of vigorous energy and passion for their love for God.

The two song disc serviced to Gospel radio nationally featuring the syncopated driving bass line on “Here Comes Your Breakthrough” & the commanding anointed “Praise & Worship” song “He’s Working It Out” are both receiving spins on FM properties such as WHLW in Montgomery, AL.

True Believers appreciators are highly anticipating the release of “Break Through” this National Quartet Month from the group that are definitely the Quartet of the future with impacting power today.

True Believers’ “Break Through” will be in stores on February 26, 2008! Go to www.malaco.com or call 800 272 7936 to pre order you copy today!!!

Euclid Gray’s “Unleashed” In Stores February 26, 2008

February 13, 2008 - Euclid Gray, formerly of the R. Kelly’s platinum R&B Public Announcement and known to millions as Rev. Henry Oliver in Tyler Perry’s hit play and DVD release “Meet The Brown’s,” made his debut Malaco release and transition into the Gospel arena with a fan favorite, Urban Inspirational release “Father Guide Me” in 2006. His accomplishments up to this point afforded Euclid instant face recognition with the Gospel and mainstream audiences; however his 2nd Malaco release, “Unleashed” just may categorize all those accomplishments as simply humble beginnings.

“Unleashed” is the first of the 8 for 8 product line to be released from Malaco Records. That’s right 8 songs for $8.

Euclid Gray’s “Unleashed” contains eight (8) hyped, powerful, hand clapping, foot stomping tracks that will make you want to get up and dance whether you are in the pews, in the clubs, your home, office or car. The tracks range from “Let Me Praise Him”, a feel good, up-tempo, swing out, big band flavor dance track to “Ain’t Goin’ Get Mine,” a funky rock Michael Jacksonesque track to “You Must Go” a Dance Hall / Hip Hop Reggae track to a Euro House/ Dance remix of “Ghetto Gospel Man” House/ Dance taken from the “Father Guide Me” CD. “Unleashed” is clean, fun, inspiring music for the whole family to enjoy. Consumers will experience the thrill ride of a lifetime.

The title track and single “Let Me Praise Him” was test marketed in Buffalo, NY and not only did it become the most requested song on the BDS station, it rose to the top of the station’s play list in a matter of a few weeks and eventually knocked Kirk Franklin’s “Declaration” single out of the number one spot; Here is what Dwayne Cumberlander, Program Director, WUFO Buffalo had to say, "Clap your hands, stomp your feet, "Let Me Praise Him" is a refreshingly energetic song that has been needed. More than just gospel radio will love this song! “Our phone lines ring off the hook. “Let Me Praise Him” is audience favorite of all ages!”

Elroy R. C. Smith, Operations Manager for Radio One’s FM properties in Philadelphia, PA states, “Let Me Praise Him” by Euclid Gray is refreshing. The energy, the beat and the message brings a good feel to my radio station. This song is infectious and we at PRAISE 103.9 PHILLY were the first to bring this song to light in the Philadelphia metropolitan area!”

If this is any indication as to how well “Let Me Praise Him” will perform nationally, at this price point, Euclid Gray’s “Unleashed” will very well become the top selling big surprise hit of 2008!

Euclid Gray’s “Unleashed” will be in stores on February 26, 2008!

Go to http://www.malaco.com/ or call 800.272.7936 to pre-order you copy today!!!

Malaco Set To Release Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson Project

February 6, 2008 - Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson has an illustrious career with classic hits such as “Hide Behind The Mountain,” “I Just Want To Be Right” and his latest 2007 Stellar award winning song, “I Made It” making him the undisputed “Prince Of Quartet Gospel” music.

Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson has been singing professionally since the age of 5 as a member of the group founded by his father, The Spiritual Voices. Still a young man himself, a master student of the Quartet genre, Keith felt that his success wasn’t just only for him to be the beneficiary, but that he must use his influence to reach back and help present to the world the next generation of rising Quartet stars to perpetuate the genre as so many of our legends are becoming fewer.

Malaco Records is proud to release “Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson Presents… The Rising Stars Of Quartet” Volume I.

“Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson Presents… The Rising Stars Of Quartet” Volume I is the first installment featuring 14 brand new songs, 3 songs performed by Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson himself along with selections from the hottest and most talented up and coming rising stars working on the Quartet scene today. The groups are Tim Rogers & The Fellas, Jewel & Converted, Brothers In Christ and Marble Twins & Company.

On January 24, 2008, The Malaco Music Group recently presented an exclusive musical showcase at the American Gospel Quartet Convention in Birmingham, AL, featuring “Live” performances by Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson and his Rising Stars Of Quartet in front of the most loyal, dedicated and critical Quartet Gospel music lovers in the world to an overwhelming response.

D.A. Johnson, Executive Director of Malaco Music Group’s Gospel division states, “I humorously refer to Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson as the Michael Jackson of Quartet because he’s been singing professionally since he was 5. I’ve watched him from the beginning on the Quartet scene in Brooklyn, NY and I knew back then that he was going to be something special. It is a true honor and privilege to finally have the opportunity to work with him in this capacity. It’s a dream come true for the both of us.”

“Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson Presents… The Rising Stars Of Quartet” Volume I will be in stores on February 26, 2008. It will be a must have this 2008 National Quartet Month!!!

Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson appears as a courtesy of World Wide Gospel.

FIRST DAY OF NATIONAL QUARTET MONTH 2008!!!

The Malaco Music Group continues its commitment and says “YES! QUARTET.”

February, 2008 National Quartet Month is going to be as exciting as ever with the national servicing of the full length CD’s from the two 2008 Stellar Award Nominees Slim & The Supreme Angels featuring Slim’s classic hit “Death & The Beautiful Lady” & The Pilgrim Jubilees along with Spencer Taylor & The Highway QC’s featuring a re-recording of the classic hit that was led by late phenomenal Johnnie Taylor “Somewhere To Lay My Head.” So there is plenty of great Quartet Gospel music available to program this month.

The Malaco Music was recently a major sponsor at the American Gospel Quartet Convention that had taken place on last week in Birmingham, AL where our 2008 National Quartet Month Celebration was officially launched hosting the announcer’s luncheon and an exclusive musical showcase featuring some exciting news to the world of Quartet and the Gospel community, which will be announced over the next coming weeks. So Get Ready!!!

Malaco has always been the leader and home of Quartet music leading back to their first ever Gospel artist signing, the number one (1) group of that era, The Jackson Sothernaires. Since that time, other Quartet groups followed reaching legendary status such as The Sensational Nightingales, The Original Soul Stirrers, Willie Banks & The Messengers, Robert Blair & The Fantastic Violinaires, &Willie Neal Johnson & The Gospel Keynotes.

So spread the word… It’s National Quartet Month 2008!!!

MAURETTE BROWN CLARK’S “ONE GOD” HITS #1

Jackson, MS. January 28, 2008 -2008

Stellar Award Winner Maurette Brown Clark (AIR Gospel / Malaco) released “One God” forty-one weeks ago and has enjoyed chart-topping status since that time. The single spent most of the last forty weeks in the #1 slot on Mediabase’s Indy charts and #2 on Billboard and Radio and Records’ industry charts. Pressing past Marvin Sapp’s history making single “Never Would Have Made It” & Kirk Franklin’s Declaration (This Is It), “One God” has become the number one song in the nation according to Mediabase’s Gospel chart tabulations this week. This is the first of the 3 major chart detecting systems.

“We are more than excited about the success of Maurette’s project. She has worked hard since the release of The Dream and has been extremely patient. She deserves the raves she receives at every concert and convention. I have had the privilege of working with some of the finest artists in gospel music history during my career and Maurette is no exception,” declares D.A. Johnson, Executive Director of Malaco Music Group’s Gospel division. “We are looking forward to even more excitement as we release the next single.”

Maurette Brown Clark and daughter Jada, who performed on The Dream with her mother, both took home Stellar Awards during the 23rd annual Stellar Award show, January 12, 2008.

For more information, please visit: www.maurettebrownclark.com.

Caravans Win Legends Stellar Award

Nashville, TN. January 18, 2008 -

The Caravans (Malaco Records) received the prestigious "Walgreen Ambassador Dr. Bobby Jones Legends Award" at the 23rd Annual Stellar Awards, January 12, 2008, in Nashville, TN.

The Caravans reunion CD, Paved The Way, has received nominations for awards at every major award show in the music industry: Dove, Stellar, Grammy, and Soul Train and quickly landed in the top ten shortly after it’s release in 2006. Founded in the late 1950s by Albertina Walker, the group truly helped to ‘pave the way’ for artists who followed after them. Also recipients of the prestigious award were the legendary Barrett Sisters.

For more information on The Caravans, visit: http://www.malaco.com/ or http://www.thecaravans.com/.

~Jenny Rogers

Big Win At Stellar Awards…It Ain’t Over

Nashville, TN. January 15, 2008 -

The 23rd Annual Stellar Awards took place January 12, 2008, and were nothing short of noteworthy for AIR Gospel artist Maurette Brown-Clark and her daughter Jada Simone Clark. Aptly titled the ‘Princess of Praise and Worship,” Brown-Clark took home the award for Praise and Worship CD of the Year for The Dream (AIR Gospel/Malaco). Daughter Jada Simone Clark won honors for Children’s Performance of the Year for her solo work on “I Am What God Says I Am,” from her mother’s CD. Jada was four-years-old at the time of the recording. Brown-Clark was also a presenter for the Stellar Award ceremony.

Brown-Clark, a petite figure with a large voice and powerful message is sweeping airwaves with “One God” from her debut release on Air/Malaco, The Dream. “One God” is rock-solid in the #3 position on the Hot Gospel Songs’ Billboard Charts, #3 position on Mediabase, spending many of her thirty-eight weeks at her peak position of #2; however still remains in the #1 position on the Mediaguide Independent charts. “It Ain’t Over,” the follow up single along with a bonus track of the Stellar Award winning performance from Jada on “I Am What God Says I Am”, will be released to radio in a few short weeks.

This mother-daughter duo is busy performing concert dates to promote The Dream, for more information on their itinerary, please visit: http://www.maurettebrownclark.com/.

~Jenny Rogers

2 Out Of 3 Malaco Quartets Earn Stellar Nominations

Jackson, MS. January 9, 2007-

After a year-long push to bring traditional gospel quartets back into the Gospel Mainstream with their ‘Yes! Quartet!’ campaign, the response is rewarding: two 2008 Stellar Award nominations.

Slim & The Supreme Angels and The Pilgrim Jubilees are both nominated in the Quartet of the Year category for The Judgement and Jesus Got Me Off, respectively. Both projects are on the Malaco Records label and comprise two of the three new releases of the ‘Yes! Quartet’ Campaign. The third release was Spencer Taylor & The Highway Qc’s, Hasn’t Always Been Easy which also was received with critical acclaim.


The Stellar Awards will be held on January 12, 2008 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN. Hosts for this prestigious event are CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin and Byron Cage.

Slim and the Supreme Angels have recorded fifteen albums since their beginning, in 1969. Though former sharecropper Howard Hunt (a.k.a. Slim) passed away in March of this year, the group continues to perform, carrying on the mission set forth by Hunt.

The Pilgrim Jubilees, affectionately called "The Jubes," has been traveling for over half a century singing gospel quartet music. They also have numerous recordings, on labels such as: Peacock, Savoy, and Malaco Records.

Malaco Records, committed to promoting gospel quartet music through its "Yes! Quartet" promotion, released seven CDs in 2007, three of which are new releases—two, Stellar nominees.

~Jenny Rogers

Caravans’ Grammy, Soul Train, Dove, Now Stellar Nominations

Jackson, MS. January 8, 2007-

The Year 2007 was a ‘stellar’ year for The Caravans and the debut of their forty-year reunion CD, Paved The Way. Adding to this years’ Grammy, Soul Train, and Dove nominations are three possible awards for the 2008 Stellar Awards: CD of the Year, Traditional Group/Duo of the Year, and Traditional CD of the Year. The Stellar Awards will be held on January 12, 2008 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN. Hosts for this prestigious event are CeCe Winans, Kirk Franklin and Byron Cage.

At the request of original member, Dorothy Norwood, Albertina Walker (long-time friend and founding member of The Caravans), Inez Andrews and Delores Washington reunited to record both classic Caravans hits and original music for the album produced by Norwood. Paved The Way remained on the Billboard Album Charts for over 22 weeks, peaking at #7.

Norwood, never one to rest on her laurels, recently released another self-produced solo project to add to her arsenal: No Request. No Request, recorded live in Jackson, Mississippi with the internationally renowned Mississippi Mass Choir, in stores now along with DVD.

~Jenny Rogers

Floyd Taylor interview - ZydecoOnline.com

Floyd Taylor on The Zydeco Workout - http://www.zydecoonline.com/

Oh yes in deed....The Man does "STILL GOT IT!!!"

The CD "You Still Got It" is awesome, and folks can sample the music and listen to Floyd Taylor's interview on "The Zydeco Workout" at: http://www.zydecoonline.com/

Segments: s206-s211

This interview and more will run through the end of January.

~Lola Love

The Zydeco Lady