Pugh got his
start in the gospel music industry singing with the groundbreaking
group, O’landa Draper & the Associates. Since
then, he’s made appearances on BET’s Bobby Jones
Gospel, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and at the Bobby Jones
Gospel Industry Retreat. He’s also toured the country with
various gospel stage plays such as “Love The One You’re
With”, “Real Men Pray” and “Crazy Love”. Throughout
his career, he’s been blessed to work with some of the
genre’s most popular artists including Byron Cage,
Marvin Sapp, Richard
Smallwood, Kirk Franklin, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, and BeBe
Winans. Now
stepping out on his own, Pugh
is poised to take the industry by storm with his Crystal Rose
Records/EPM Music Group debut, A Worshipper’s
Perspective.
Pugh, Director of Praise and
Worship at Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, Maryland,
under the leadership Pastors Rev. Dr. Grainger Browning,
Jr. and Rev.
Dr. Jo Ann Browning,
includes songs of healing, deliverance and worship. Much
more than just an incredibly versatile singer with a multi-octave
range, Pugh demonstrates on A Worshipper’s
Perspective an
innate ability to help the people of God enter into His throne
room.
Recorded live at Ebenezer
AME Church, the 12-track CD features the minister, psalmist and
actor on songs like the amazing opener, Holy Spirit,
penned by Brent Jones,
and the mesmerizing and unforgettable Thomas Whitfield classic Wrapped Up,
Tied Up, Tangled Up, songs
that pull the true worshipper immediately into the presence of
God. Just For Who You Are finds
the listener concentrating on the simple awesomeness of God while Father
I Worship You brings
the lover of God to their knees.
Earnest Pugh writes seven
of the album’s cuts including the hand-clapper, He’s
There,
a duet with Nikki Ross. Flowing
seamlessly from contemporary to traditional, Pugh provides another
rousing track on the old-time churchy tune, So Much. Songwriting
collaboration between Cage and Pugh, the track necessitates dancing
in the aisles. Praisers will love the foot-stomping, fast-paced High & Lifted and
the uplifting, choir-backed Everybody Praise Em. Theater
sensation D’Atra Hicks teams
up with Earnest to shake the house on Call Him.
Wearing hats
as the album’s executive producer, co-producer and arranger,
Pugh had a strong hand in the final result of the praise and
worship CD. He says, “This CD is very close to my
heart because it ranges from high praise to corporate worship
and even flows prophetically at one point. It’s likened
unto a church service where the role (as worship leader) is to
simply usher the people in the very presence of God. It’s
not about vocal ability, riffs and runs but it’s about
a corporate body operating and moving in the flow of worship.
So I can’t wait to see God move in the midst of his people
through this recording.”
Listen to what others in the
industry are saying about A Worshipper’s Perspective:
“You rarely find
a male singer who possess vocal prowess AND anointing but Earnest
combines the two. This one’s a winner.” – Byron
Cage
"The
tracks and vocals are hot" – Ted
Winn of Ted & Sheri
“This
CD really captures Pugh in his element of worship but at the
same times displays his vocal range, power and ability to engage
his audience with high praise.” – Lonnie
Hunter
"Bad
boy...watch out for this one" – Vickie
Winans
"Earnest
is a REAL singer." – BeBe
Winans
"I love
his worship." – Darwin
Hobbs
"Eyes
have not seen nor ears heard what God is about to do in the
life of son (in the faith) Earnest Pugh.” – Lemmie
Battles
“Highly anointed” – Brent
Jones |
