Feb 4, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, Bluegrass Situation, MMRF - Results
Listen: Dedicated Men of Zion, “Lord Hold My Hand”” “In Their Words: ‘The difference in making this album from the last album was the level of comfort.'” | Read More at...
Jan 31, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
The Dedicated Men of Zion Present a Soulful Gospel Experience on the “Sacred Soul” Song “Lord Hold My Hand” “The song is deeply entrenched in its spirituality and gospel roots while also having a funky instrumentation and the overall feel of classic soul without...
Jan 31, 2022 | American Songwriter, Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
New Song Friday! Hear New Tracks From Dedicate Men of Zion and More “Gospel group The Dedicated Men of Zion have a vocal mixture like your favorite honey cake.” | Read More at American...
Jan 25, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Exclusive: Dedicated Men of Zion Premiere Funky Sacred Soul Single “Lord Hold My Hand” “With Bruce Watson of Fat Possum at the helm, they have surpassed their debut with The Devil Don’t Like It, throughout which their jubilant harmonies...
Jan 10, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Sacred Soul of North Carolina: Songs of praise, Southern style “3 1/2 stars…the stripped-back quality of the production has the effect of a collection of field recordings, a couple of mics hovering invisibly among these musicians’ day-to-day, unimposing...
Jan 6, 2022 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Twenty Triangle Releases That Made This Long Year Better “Recorded in February 2020 in the small eastern North Carolina town of Fountain in an exultant pre-COVID sprint, these 18 soul-stirring songs do more than just sing Jesus’s praises, though.” | Read...
Nov 4, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Preaching the Blues of Gospel “Gospel and blues are two different art forms, but ones that are linked, not just in their foundations in African American communities, but also in the way both styles can get to the root of an emotion using straight-forward musical...
Oct 26, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Review: Various Artists, The Sacred Soul of North Carolina “Sourcing a tradition that reaches as far back as the 17th century, the dozen and a half songs that encompass this compelling collection of religious revelry are gleaned from an upcoming documentary...
Oct 20, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
5 Stars: Various Artists, Sacred Soul of North Carolina “Among the highlights are Bible & Tire artists Dedicated Men of Zion singing “It’s a Shame,” a head-shaking commentary on the troubles of the world.” | Read More at Journal of Gospel...
Oct 12, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Exclusive: The Johnsonaires Premiere “Trying To Make It” From Sacred Soul Of North Carolina “The group is made up of all brothers whose musical education came from their father, their uncle, and their dedicated church attendance.” | Read More...
Oct 11, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results, MMRF - Results
Eastern North Carolina Gospel Takes Center Stage in ‘Sacred Soul’ “Daniels’ declaration, connecting intimately and one-on-one with the listener, exemplifies the direct power and emotion of the Dedicated Men’s music, and the genre that the group is a part...
Oct 8, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results
Downbeat Magazine awards 3.5* & 4* reviews to new releases “Elder Jack Ward, who has been singing since the early 1960s, is one example of this music’s vitality.” | Read More...
Oct 1, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results
Inquirer Awards Elder Jack Ward 3 1/2 Stars “Now comes a King contemporary, Elder Jack Ward, and the results are just as transporting.” | Read More at...
Sep 30, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results
Great Songwriters to Discover for October’s Bandcamp Friday “Speaking of gospel, there’s a great debut album coming the 83 years old gospel singer Elder Jack Ward.” | Read More at Folk...
Sep 29, 2021 | Bible & Tire - Results
TVD Premiere: Bishop Albert Harrison & The Gospel Tones, “Shake Me” “The trip netted this performance of “Shake Me” by Bishop Albert Harrison & The Gospel Tones, that we are blessed to premiere today at ‘The Vinyl District.'” | Read More...
