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RICKY DILLARD & NEW G RELEASE 8th ALBUM

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Ricky Dillard and his long established choir New Generation Chorale (New G) are most well known for their energetic style and sound.   Multiple Stellar Award winner and nominee, Dillard has been credited as being one of the most influential choir directors in contemporary gospel music.  He continues to live up to that role on the new album, KEEP LIVING , with signature choir vocal arrangements and melodies taken to a whole other level.        Offering songs that are mature, discriminating and wise, it is clear that Dillard has grown in his approach to music.   New songs like "Keep Living," "He Turned It," and "He Reigns," are definitive and timeless offerings.  "The Sweetest Name" also features special guest Karen Clark Sheard, on which her incomparable vocals soar high.   The lead single, "God Is Great," is an instantaneous classic. Lyrically, the simplicity of the drive, 'God is Great', to the intricate verses, the...

LIGHT RECORDS ROSTER GROWS: Jessica Reedy, Dawkins ans Dawkins,Ricky Dillard & New G Singed to Label

Soon after it's acquisition by Entertainment One, Light Records,  Sr. VP/General Manager ,  James Robinson  locked in several new signings over the last few months adding to the already powerhouse roster of artists and poising the label for a huge year of great Gospel releases in 2011.   First in early August, Robinson inked a deal with Gospel's ultimate showman and choir director, Ricky Dillard. It has been three years since Dillard and New G's last CD,  7 th EPISODE LIVE IN TORONTO,  and Dillard just wrapped up a live recording in Detroit.  The live recording, dubbed the RED PARTY was an awesome worship event highlighted with Dillard's signature excitement and choir dynamism.  Light Records added  Dorinda Clark-Cole , the soaring soprano from the legendary Clark Sisters family and phenom newcomer  Jessica Reedy  in early Fall to the roster.  Clark-Cole immediately went to work in the studio in preparation for her 20...