Kisha is one of the 17 original members of Kirk Franklin & The Family - a Gospel act that blended traditional Gospel with R&B, Hip-Hop and Pop. Her voice rings out on the Kirk Franklin & The Family hits such as "Silver & Gold" and "Savior More Than Life to Me." Kirk Franklin & The Family released eight albums between 1993-2010. The self-titled live album, their debut, "Kirk Franklin & The Family Live" (GospoCentric) was released four times, their "Christmas" (1993) album was released twice and their "Watch Lookin' 4" (1995) album was released twice also.

After a world wind success garnering 14 Dove Awards and selling two million albums by 1993 (7.5 million records currently). The platinum selling Kirk Franklin and The Family started doing solo projects. Those solo projects came from Franklin, David and Tamela Mann, Kisha Grandy, Demetrice Clinkscale and Dalon Collins. One member went into politics, others into the ministry as pastors. By 2010 they had disbanded until recently when 12 of the original 17 came together and rebranded The Family with a record deal at Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (Kerry Douglas), home of Gospel legend BMI Trailblazer Award recipient Earnest Pugh and three-time Stellar Award winning Zacardi Cortez. The Family's 2025 reunion album "Together Forever" (Blacksmoke Music) is already a Billboard Chart-topper. They have performed at the Stellar Awards and have garnered the 2025 Avidity Award. Kisha Grandy-Lee is also an actress, starring in I Can Do Bad All By Myself in 1992 with David Mann and Sideline Confessions in 2013.

"He is supper supportive," Kisha said about her husband/producer Ernest J. Lee when I asked about how he was in the studio when she recorded his song "I Believe God." "He is my #1 cheerleader! July 27th is our two-year anniversary...pray for us!"

Her husband Ernest J. Lee (David's Dance Music) is a Detroit native currently residing in Atlanta and not only did he write the song, but he produced it. The BMI and ASCAP member is also the co-host of the syndicated radio show "Unfiltered with Ernest J. Lee and Uncle Ron."

"We have not decided," Kisha said when I asked if the "I Believe God" single is from an upcoming Kisha Grandy solo album. "I'm still doing somethings with The Family. But The Family is on hold right now because one of our members is sick."

As I ended my interview with Kisha I asked one last question, "what do you want your fans to take away from the single" and she said, "Hope...I want people to take away from this single ‘hope'...there is so much is going on right now...but believe that God will make a way out of no way."  www.BlacksmokeMusic.com www.youtube.com/@TheKishaGrandy/releases

Considered a Blues/Rock band, Kenny Wayne Shepperd had his band playing for two hours straight, no break. Masterful. The band consists of a horn section of three musicians, a drummer, a base player, a keyboardist, lead singer and guitarist, and of course Kenny Wayne Shepperd who provided lead vocals as well. However, Kenny's guitar playing was center stage of it all.

I brought my eldest daughter with me, and before the concert started, she asked me why there were so many difference guitars on stage. I told her because each has a different sound. To prove me right about the different guitar sounds Kenny while performing changed guitars, as I thought, for it seemed like every song performed. Masterful. The way Kenny plays his guitar was masterful. I have seen nothing like it, and I was a guitar player until my late 20s.

Shepperd did things with his guitars I have never heard done before. You must witness the guitar playing skills of Kenny Wayne Shepperd. Not only how he plays the guitar but how each of the musicians in his band masterfully plays their instruments. The Kenny Wayne Shepperd Band's lead vocalist was a master as well. His vocals delivered that traditional Rock-n-Roll sound, and his vocal delivery style and dance moves were all centered around Kenny Wayne. That, visually, was perfection. Later, you would see his lead vocalist strumming his guitar too in support of Kenny when he took the lead with his vocals. Kenny's vocals were the thing that had me reach out to them. He has a Blues influence on his Rock vocal sound, which makes his vocals quite different from the Rock superstar vocals of his lead singer.

The Kenny Wayne Shepperd Band played all the songs on his debut album "Ledbetter Heights" and ended the concert with songs from his lasted projects that are fan favorites. Speaking of fans, the Cerritos Performing Arts Center was packed with overly excited and very supportive fans of the band. The diehard kind. I felt very honored to have not only interviewed the Rock legend, but to witness his concert that was on the level of any top-notch legendary act that is raking millions of dollars in revenue per show.

The multi-platinum selling Kenny Wayne Shepperd Band has also garnered two Billboard Music Awards, two Blues Music Awards and multiple Billboard #1 chart-topping singles. Like I said, masterful!  www.CerritosCenter.com www.KennyWayneShepperd.net

SYNDICATED COLUMNIST: Dr. Eunice Moseley has an estimated weekly readership of over one million for her column The Pulse of Entertainment. She is the publisher of the digital magazine www.ThePulseofEntertainment.com, which has an estimated 160,000 visitors a month. An entrepreneur, Dr. Moseley’s company, Freelance Associates, is a business management/public relations strategic planning and consulting firm that is celebrating 32 years in 2025. Dr. Eunice also serves as professor for the School of Business at Stanton University in Anaheim, California and serves as promotions director (at-large)/journalist and business consultant for The Baltimore Times. Dr. Moseley founded the Uplifting Minds II Foundation (www.UpliftingMinds.com) in 2023, a 501 C3 with a mission to empower the underserved through three major programs – One Stop Business Shop, the ULMII Professional Conference and the ULMII Academy (business management and public relations). EVENTS: "Uplifting Minds II" Entertainment Conference (ULMII), was launched by Dr. Eunice in 1999, to educate aspiring artists/musicians about the business of entertainment – www.UpliftingMinds2.com. Next ULMII Entertainment Conferences for Baltimore on Saturday April 18, 2026, presented by Security Square Mall and The Baltimore Times, and for Los Angeles on Saturday, November 7, 2026, presented by The Pulse of Entertainment and the ULMII Foundation. The ULMII conferences are free with virtual access via Zoom. ULMII entertainment conference offers a Professional Panel Q&A Session, a Professional Talent Showcase and International Talent Competition where the top three scored acts receive the ULMII Best Act Award and over $20,000 valued in prizes/product/services and cash!