PJ Morton and Bishop Morton cross divide between secular and sanctified
Father and son host gospel songwriting series tonight
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If you've ever heard the Bishop Paul S. Morton sing, you know where his son PJ got his chops. Like a lot of R&B singer-songwriters, P.J. Morton grew up in the church. His first forays into songwriting weren't the soulful pop he would later come to produce on solo albums Emotions, Perfect Song, and his latest Walk Alone, but gospel. He was only 15 when he placed his first song with the gospel group Men of Standard.
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But PJ has never left the church. In fact, in his recently published book Why Can't I Sing About Love, he talks about how the church tends to move away from gospel artists who are called into secular music. Of course, his dad isn't one of those holier than thou churchgoers. Two weeks ago, he joined his son onstage at Center Stage for PJ's Walk Alone album release show. And tonight at Bishop Morton's church in Atlanta, PJ joins his dad — along with gospel powerhouse Dorothy Norwood and songwriter/producer VaShawn Mitchell — to host a gospel songwriters and producers series sponsored by rollingout.com. Besides talking about what it takes to produce gospel hits and covering the latest industry trends, the panelists are encouraging aspiring gospel songwriters to bring their demo tapes.
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Free. Register at rollingout.com/gospel. 7 p.m. Tonight. May 6. Changing a Generation Full Gospel Baptist Church, 3350 Greenbriar Pkwy.
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Listen to PJ Morton's song "Why Can't I Talk About Love"''?
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(Photo courtesy Raymond Hagans)''