Tim Dillinger
@timdillinger.bsky.social
Writing the New York Community Choir biography. Curator of #GodsMusicIsMyLife at Substack/YT. Reissue producer/Liner Notes writer for Cherry Red Records, Omnivore Recordings and others. He/him.
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The brand new God's Music Is My Life is up! The week's focus is on mainstream albums from 1985 that reflected a contemporary Christian ethos.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-i-wan...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-i-wan...
August 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life is up! The week's focus is on mainstream albums from 1985 that reflected a contemporary Christian ethos.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-i-wan...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-i-wan...
1985’s "Black and White in a Grey World" is a complicated album to look back on, but as Christian music faces another reckoning, it's a good moment to revisit Leslie Phillips' critique of the business 40 years ago.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/leslie-phi...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/leslie-phi...
July 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
1985’s "Black and White in a Grey World" is a complicated album to look back on, but as Christian music faces another reckoning, it's a good moment to revisit Leslie Phillips' critique of the business 40 years ago.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/leslie-phi...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/leslie-phi...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week's focus is Sheila Walsh's Grammy-nominated 1985 release, "Don't Hide Your Heart," an overlooked release from this CCM artist who broke new ground for women in the genre.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/sheila-wal...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/sheila-wal...
June 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week's focus is Sheila Walsh's Grammy-nominated 1985 release, "Don't Hide Your Heart," an overlooked release from this CCM artist who broke new ground for women in the genre.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/sheila-wal...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/sheila-wal...
Post four albums that influenced your music.
June 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Post four albums that influenced your music.
The brand new God's Music Is My Life is UP! This week celebrates the 50th anniversary of Evie's "Again" and The Downings "Praise Him!," albums that are more progressive than some expect from artists considered to be middle of the road.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/the-interp...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/the-interp...
May 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life is UP! This week celebrates the 50th anniversary of Evie's "Again" and The Downings "Praise Him!," albums that are more progressive than some expect from artists considered to be middle of the road.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/the-interp...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/the-interp...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I examine the releases from that year that made the 1975 Grammy nomination list in the Best Soul Gospel Performance category!
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-best-...
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May 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I examine the releases from that year that made the 1975 Grammy nomination list in the Best Soul Gospel Performance category!
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-best-...
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This week's #GodsMusicIsMyLife examines three albums from 1975 by D.J. Rogers, Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, and Danniebelle Hall, that all expanded the notion of what contemporary gospel could sound like and where it could go. Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-the-w...
April 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This week's #GodsMusicIsMyLife examines three albums from 1975 by D.J. Rogers, Andraé Crouch & The Disciples, and Danniebelle Hall, that all expanded the notion of what contemporary gospel could sound like and where it could go. Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-the-w...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is up....with some major news about my New York Community book!! Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/new-york-c...
April 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is up....with some major news about my New York Community book!! Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/new-york-c...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I take a look at 5 albums by the 2ND CHAPTER OF ACTS, B.C.& S. the NEW YORK COMMUNITY CHOIR and its offshoot REVELATION, and the JOHN HASON SINGERS.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/5-groups-w...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/5-groups-w...
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I take a look at 5 albums by the 2ND CHAPTER OF ACTS, B.C.& S. the NEW YORK COMMUNITY CHOIR and its offshoot REVELATION, and the JOHN HASON SINGERS.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/5-groups-w...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/5-groups-w...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter takes a deeper look at the artists included in April's Church of the Good Groove playlist! Read more and listen here! godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/church-of-...
April 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter takes a deeper look at the artists included in April's Church of the Good Groove playlist! Read more and listen here! godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/church-of-...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I take a look Shirley Caesar's 3 releases of 1975 which turn 50 this year, beginning with her crossover hit, "No Charge," a country song about a mother's unconditional love.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-shirl...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-shirl...
March 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I take a look Shirley Caesar's 3 releases of 1975 which turn 50 this year, beginning with her crossover hit, "No Charge," a country song about a mother's unconditional love.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-shirl...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1975-shirl...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP--a deep look at movement defining albums that turn 50 this year: Jesus Music icon Honeytree's "Evergreen" and Women's Music icon Cris Williamson's "The Changer and the Changed"
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/song-of-th...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/song-of-th...
February 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP--a deep look at movement defining albums that turn 50 this year: Jesus Music icon Honeytree's "Evergreen" and Women's Music icon Cris Williamson's "The Changer and the Changed"
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/song-of-th...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/song-of-th...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life is UP! It deep dives into new releases by Candi Staton & Russ Taff which find these purveyors of American music telling their stories w/a self-acceptance & clarity of mission that only time & introspection can bring. godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/cover-stor...
February 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life is UP! It deep dives into new releases by Candi Staton & Russ Taff which find these purveyors of American music telling their stories w/a self-acceptance & clarity of mission that only time & introspection can bring. godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/cover-stor...
Repost with COVID Lockdown soundtrack
February 10, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Repost with COVID Lockdown soundtrack
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is up! It's all about the contributions of women in the development of CCM with a focus on Reba Rambo--with details about the 4 new reissues I've produced from her back catalog. Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/reba-rambo...
February 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is up! It's all about the contributions of women in the development of CCM with a focus on Reba Rambo--with details about the 4 new reissues I've produced from her back catalog. Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/reba-rambo...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I look at albums by Inez Andrews and Millie Jackson that turn 50 this year and the ways they employ different, but related, methods of truth-telling in their music.
godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/believe-in...
godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/believe-in...
February 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week, I look at albums by Inez Andrews and Millie Jackson that turn 50 this year and the ways they employ different, but related, methods of truth-telling in their music.
godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/believe-in...
godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/believe-in...
This week's God's Music Is My Life is UP! In this edition, I examine three classic gospel albums that turn 60, 50 and 40 this year and the ways in which they negotiated with perceptions of traditional and contemporary gospel.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1965-1985-...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1965-1985-...
January 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This week's God's Music Is My Life is UP! In this edition, I examine three classic gospel albums that turn 60, 50 and 40 this year and the ways in which they negotiated with perceptions of traditional and contemporary gospel.
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1965-1985-...
READ HERE: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1965-1985-...
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week takes a deeper look into 1985 and the intersection of R&B and CCM, focusing on 3 soulful releases by Russ Taff, Howard McCrary and Jessy Dixon.
Deep dive here! godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-where...
Deep dive here! godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-where...
January 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The brand new God's Music Is My Life newsletter is UP! This week takes a deeper look into 1985 and the intersection of R&B and CCM, focusing on 3 soulful releases by Russ Taff, Howard McCrary and Jessy Dixon.
Deep dive here! godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-where...
Deep dive here! godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-where...
Your last saved celeb pic is your therapist?
January 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Your last saved celeb pic is your therapist?
Hello friends and subscribers! We're kicking off 2025 with some new God's Music Is My Life merch. Hoodies, mugs and caps available now....with a few other items on the way!
Purchase link: linktr.ee/timdillinger
Purchase link: linktr.ee/timdillinger
January 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hello friends and subscribers! We're kicking off 2025 with some new God's Music Is My Life merch. Hoodies, mugs and caps available now....with a few other items on the way!
Purchase link: linktr.ee/timdillinger
Purchase link: linktr.ee/timdillinger
The first God's Music Is My Life newsletter of 2025 is live! I look at albums by Amy Grant, Tramaine Hawkins and Teri DeSario (all turning 40 this year) that reimagined what Christian music was about, where it could go and who it was for.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-the-p...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-the-p...
January 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The first God's Music Is My Life newsletter of 2025 is live! I look at albums by Amy Grant, Tramaine Hawkins and Teri DeSario (all turning 40 this year) that reimagined what Christian music was about, where it could go and who it was for.
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-the-p...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/1985-the-p...
The brand new #GodsMusicIsMyLife newsletter is LIVE. I write about two classic gospel albums that turned 30 this year--Albertina Walker's Grammy-winning "Songs of the Church" and the Music City Mass Choir's "We've Come to Praise Him."
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/turning-th...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/turning-th...
December 28, 2024 at 4:01 PM
The brand new #GodsMusicIsMyLife newsletter is LIVE. I write about two classic gospel albums that turned 30 this year--Albertina Walker's Grammy-winning "Songs of the Church" and the Music City Mass Choir's "We've Come to Praise Him."
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/turning-th...
Read here: godsmusicismylife.substack.com/p/turning-th...
My two Christmas essentials.
December 26, 2024 at 12:35 AM
My two Christmas essentials.