4/6/25 O& NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Fred Hammond- No Weapon


Gospel artist, bass guitarist, and record producer Fred Hammond released No Weapon on August 20 1996. The song’s universal healing message catapulted it to international acclaim. Continue reading

3/30/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Whitney Houston – I Love The Lord | Live in Poland

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Whitney Houston was born on August 9, 1963 in what was then a middle-income neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. At the age of 11, Houston started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she also learned to play the piano. Her first solo performance in the church was Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah. When Houston was a teenager, she attended Mount Saint Dominic Academy, a Catholic girls’ high school in Caldwell, New Jersey. Continue reading

3/23/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: CeCe Winans, Shirley Caesar – Come Jesus Come


CeCe Winans latest Gospel anthem Come Jesus Come has recently been re-released as duet featuring the legendary Pastor Shirley Caesar. Continue reading

3/16/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Caravans- Mary Don’t You Weep (Live)-Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, James Cleveland

Gospel icons and trailblazers The Caravans featuring Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood and James Cleveland on piano perform Mary Don’t You Weep. Continue reading

3/2/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Whitney Houston – I Love The Lord

Whitney Elizabeth Houston  was a vocalist from God, actress, film producer and philanthropist.Commonly referred to as the Voice, she is one of the most awarded performers of all time.  Continue reading

2/27/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Bobby McFerrin & The Kuumba Singers – Hold on

The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College & Bobby McFerrin perform Hold On in Leipzig, Germany. This gospel song was written by Rev. Cleophus Robinson Jr., and first recorded on his 1980 album Consolation.

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2/16/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Open The Eyes of My Heart – Jordan G. Welch

Since her debut single Obedience in 2012, Jordan G. Welch has imprinted her sound into the hearts of many.  Her life models her gift: she is an experience of raw musical prowess, that audibly cares as much as she delivers.

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1/12/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Lamb (Alleluia) John Wilds & Bethel Music

The Lamb (Alleluia) led by John Wilds & Bethel Music live in Redding, California. Continue reading

1/5/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic

Optimistic an urban contemporary gospel song by vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, was released as the group’s first single from their debut studio album The Evolution of Gospel (1991). Continue reading

12/29/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Tye Tribbett – Only One Night Tho

Singer, songwriter and a keyboardist Thomas Tyrone “Tye” Tribbett is the choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for ‘Greater Anointing). In 2024, his album All Things New-Live in Orlando won another Grammy for Best Gospel Album. Continue reading