6-10?

While my last post was meant to highlight the Charlie Wilson concert, I got me thinking more about my favorite vocalists. I figured I'd do you a favor and make it a top 10 list.

Previously mentioned

1. Fred Hammond

2. Stevie Wonder

3. Charlie Wilson

4. Anthony Hamilton

5. Will Thompson

 

And....

 

6. Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men)

 

7. Brian McKnight

 

8. Tiffane Raulerson

 

9.  Michael Jackson

 

10.  Phil Collins

 

UNCLE CHARLIE!!!

A list of my favorite singers:

1. Fred Hammond

2. Stevie Wonder

3. Charlie Wilson

4. Anthony Hamilton

5. Will Thompson

Until last night, I had seen everyone on this list live in concert (I lived with one of them, guess who...) except for #3.  Baltimore's Pier Six Pavillion is one of my favorite concert venues due to its location and ease of access.  One of my best friends, Chu, happened to be in town that weekend so we met up for the show. Will Downing was the opening act and did a great job.  "Uncle Charlie" came on next and put on one of the best shows I've ever seen.

Chu and I waiting for the show

Will Downing

Charlie Wilson

California Love

Here are some pictures and video clips of our visit in Southern California.

Oh, baby...

So a couple of months ago, we saw this...

And a few weeks ago we saw this...

Our little child is due at the end of this year and we can't wait to meet him or her!

Take my hand

To write a blog about what Fred Hammond's music and ministry has meant to me would take a year's worth of blog entries...

Here's one of his newest songs which I'm in love with.

Top 10

After you look over the list, you'll notice a few things.

1. I'm inspired by a wide variety of music
2. There's probably a good number or artists you have never heard of
3. There is no "explicit" music on here

Here are my 10 favorite & most influential songs

10. Rich Mullins - Elijah



9. 4th Avenue Jones' - Take Me Away

8. Fred Hammond - When The Spirit Of The Lord

7. Christopher Cross - Back Of My Mind

6. Anthony Hamilton - The Truth



5. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

4. Stevie Wonder - Ribbon In The Sky



3. dc Talk - In The Light

2. Fred Hammond - Please Don't Pass Me By



1. Commissioned - Find Myself In You

20-10

I'm very excited about this year. I am excited about completing the District Connection project and am still working on getting its message heard. It has been getting great response thus far and its message is reaching people in all sorts of situations, which is my main goal for it.

I'm also excited about beginning to work on my solo music. I have a LOT of music that I've collected over the years and am thrilled about being able to finally write to it and record it. I will definitely keep everyone posted and promise this will be the best music I have ever done!

When I started this blog, my intent was to do much more than just share - or plug - my music, but to let my readers know more about the person behind the music. One way to do that is to give a list of my favorite 10 songs of all time. However, making a list for this turned out to be much more difficult than I thought it would be. So I ended up making a list of 20. While the top 10 will have explanations for each song, I will list 10 others as an "honorable mention".

I did not include any "Praise and Worship songs". They will have a seperate list.

20. Linkin Park - In The End

19. 4th Ave. Jones' - U Know

18. Take 6 - Sunshine

17. Michael English - Mary, Did You Know?

16. Marvin Gaye - God Is Love

15. dc Talk - Jesus Freak

14. Kirk Franklin - Imagine Me

13. Gospel Gangstaz - Change

12. Anthony Hamilton - Pass Me Over

11. Stevie Wonder - All I Do

If you haven't heard any of these, I highly recommend looking them up. Stay tuned for the Top 10 next week...

God bless,
+mb