Real Gospel with the Xman Podcast

Candi Staton Radio Interview Part 2

Part 2 - If you’ve never heard a Real Gospel interview before I invite you to listen to this one! The Legendary & world renowned Candi Staton is my guest and this interview is so telling and revealing it will leave you wanting more. Candi shares her early history from growing up in the church and singing at the age of 5, to sharing stories about her friend Sam Cook and why she ended up years later leaving the church because of being hurt by the people of the church. She walks us through the mistakes she’s made in the world, and shares with us how God led her to now have a global ministry. Her new song, “Put It Back” is a shot in the arm and outside the box in how we hear gospel music today, but that’s why she’s Candi Staton and that’s why we love her! The new project is “It’s time to be Free” and when she’s done explaining how, why, and what this new project is about you won’t be the same. Quick look at her bio:Four-time Grammy® Award nominated singer Candi Staton has sweetly strutted between musical genres such as gospel, southern soul and Americana over the course of her celebrated career. However, danceable music has always been her main groove as she celebrates the 40th and 30th anniversaries respectively of her two biggest radio hits “Young Hearts Run Free” and 1986’s “You Got The Love.” The former is a liberating self-preservation anthem that peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and No. 20 on the Pop chart in 1976 (No. 2 on the UK Pop chart). The latter is an inspiring chant that hit the American R&B Singles chart in 1986 but found greater success in Europe and the United Kingdom in particular where various remixes of it hit the Top 10 Pop Singles chart in 1991, 1997 and again in 2006. Staton has a fresh version of “You Got The Love” bouncing off the concrete walls of clubs throughout Europe as she currently preps a new arrangement of “Young Hearts” for a new generation of fans.An interview you don’t want to miss!!
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Paul Jackson of the Antioch Choir Radio Interview

Dallas TX has been in the news so what better time to speak with Paul Jackson Jr of The Antioch Fellowship Voices of Praise. Paul will share with us exactly what he and his choir members were doing at the time of that tragic shooting on that awful day and share what some of his members had to say about it. Then our conversation shifts into their new project “Dr. Karry D. Wesley presents The Antioch Fellowship Voices of Praise”. Paul gives us some of his historical background having been a part of many great gospel choirs and having worked with many giants in the music industry. Let’s take a quick look at their bio:The Antioch Fellowship Church Voices of Praise is devoted to ministering to God's people. The Choir has offered their voices backing Stellar Award winning vocalist Beverly Crawford, Grammy and Stellar Award winner Dorinda Clark Cole and a score of others and now have a project of their own.This artistic and anointed choir has combined contemporary, traditional and Worship songs on their debut CD release SPEAK TO MY HEART. This dynamic project features guest vocalist Earnest Pugh on the single “Great and Mighty” and powerful singer Tommy Young-West.This is one of those special interviews you’ll be so glad you tuned in to hear!
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John Bidden Radio Interview

John Bidden is my guest this weekend and your in for a treat! Find out why his latest project has been such a blessing to him and how he got his record deal! Don't miss this man of God's interview! 
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Damion Murrill & Siloam Radio Interview

Damion Murrill is my guest this weekend, he’s a member of the Grammy Award and Stellar Award nominated family ensemble, The Murrills, returns to the national radio stage with his latest song, “Don’t let me fall” As a Gospel music fan, you will recognize his name from the GRAMMY & Stellar Award-nominated family group, The Murrills. You may also know him as protégé of GRAMMY, Dove & Stellar Awardwinner Donald Lawrence. As a matter of fact, I believe he is in rotation on WFSK.He stepped out from The Murrills, and launched his own ensemble, Damion Murrill & Siloam. Last year he dropped his nationally-distributed debut CD, Take A Stand. He also has a powerful testimony of open heart surgery.• He’s a GRAMMY & Stellar Award Nominee.• He’s a former member of the renowned, award-winning Tri-City Singers. • He’s a singer, songwriter, producer and choreographer.• His CD, Take A Stand, is distributed by New Day Christian Distributors and debuted in the Top 20 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums Chart.An interview you don’t want to miss!!
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Joshua's Troop

This weekend the spotlight is on one of my favorite youth groups, “Joshua's Troop!” Their new song “It’s my time” is being sung by youth choirs all over the country and in this fabulous interview you’ll hear the story behind the music. Also Monday January 9th is not only my birthday, its Founders Day for the greatest Fraternity in the world, “Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and I’ll give them shout outs all program long. All that and more on the fastest growing syndicated gospel show heard all over the world! 
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Chystal Rucker Radio Interview

Chrystal Rucker is back with a new song, new album, and a powerful testimony that is sure to change the way you perceive your relationship with God. As we bring in the new year she’s my guest and just in case you’ve been missing out on her tremendous music ministry, take a peek at her bio below! Chrystal Rucker is a gospel soprano known to fans for her dynamic covers of "Over the Rainbow" and Walter Hawkins' "Changed." The daughter of a bishop in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the Kansas City, Missouri native started singing in church as a toddler. She went on to study music and English at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Motherhood compelled the vocalist to pursue a reliable income, so she found office work while still singing on weekends. Eventually, Rucker found demand as a guest performer on gospel albums by artists including Edwin Hawkins, Myron Williams, and Jerome Greene. Continued guest spots, along with increased exposure provided by Dorinda Clark-Cole (the Clark Sisters) within COGIC, led to more live performance opportunities and a livelihood as a professional musician. In 2007, a series of strokes nearly ended Rucker's life, much less her career aspirations, but she returned to the stage as soon as her recovery would allow, and self-released an eponymous album in 2009. She continued to appear on other musicians' recordings, including 2011's Moses Tyson, Jr.: World Class Gospel Music Jubilee and Keep Living by Ricky Dillard. When Earnest Pugh started his own record label in 2012, he remembered Rucker from her performance at the funeral of Grammy-winning choir director O'Landa Draper and got her in the studio. EPM Music Group released her label debut, You Deserve, that summer. The title track landed on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart, and the album reached the gospel Top Ten. ~ Marcy Donelson, RoviAll that and more on the fastest growing syndicated gospel show heard all over the world, “Real Gospel with the Xman!”
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Bishop Paul S Morton Radio Interview

This weekend Bishop Paul S Morton is my guest! We'll talk about how he first got started in ministry, his role as the Presiding Bishop of the Full Gospel Fellowship, what he thinks about Bishop Joseph Walker and yes, we'll talk about his latest song, "Watching Over Me." Don't miss this interview!
 
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Nona Brown Radio Interview

It may seem as though she came out of nowhere, it may seem as though she’s an overnight success but recording artist Nona Brown is anything but that and not only does her name ring bells inside the gospel music industry but she’s coming up as my guest. Nona will tell the story of how she first started playing the drums in church as a child, and how her former pastor prophesied to her that she would one day be a great piano player. Her song “Salty” with gospel legend Richard Smallwood is unique and totally one of a kind. By the way, how did she end up with Richard Smallwood on the song and how did the legendary Edwin Hawkins end up as her mentor? She will surly tell us the story. Take a look at her bio: 
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Nona’s musical journey spans over 30 years working with The Fray, Lenny Williams, Pattie LaBelle, Stephan Jenkins and Mickey Thomas. Nona’s gospel music roots led to many wonderful opportunities such as working with Josh Groban as choir coordinator for the Northern California tour, guest vocalist and composer on three national recordings of the Gospel Music Workshop of America, guest vocalist at Oprah Winfrey’s Legend Ball and currently, group member of gospel music legend Edwin Hawkins and the New Edwin Hawkins Singers.Nona is very active in the music community and has served as Vice President and Board Member of the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy. She has also received nominations for two Hollywood Music Awards, Oakland Indie Award and is the recipient of the 2014 Trailblazer award from the Equality International Film Festival. Don’t miss this interview!!
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