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“Glory” – Detroit Youth Choir feat. IndigoYaj

2020-10-11T01:50:53-05:00October 11th, 2020|

“Glory” Detroit Youth Choir feat. IndigoYaj (release date: July 13, 2020) www.detroityouthchoir.org By Bob Marovich From the 2014 film Selma, “Glory” is an ideal piece to sing for choruses everywhere, and especially youth ensembles like the fifty-plus member Detroit Youth Choir, which retains the song’s inspirational soul while foregrounding its [...]

“Good God” – Benita Jones

2020-03-19T22:49:04-05:00March 19th, 2020|

“Good God” Benita Jones Tyscot / Integrity (release date: March 6, 2020) By Bob Marovich As Benita Washington, the P&W singer from Selma, Alabama, captured national attention in 2003 after winning the "Gospel Dream" talent search competition in its inaugural season. Her subsequent albums included Hold On (Light/Intersound, 2004), Renaissance: [...]

American Prospect: Beyoncé Misses the Point of What Gospel Music Means to Black Americans

2015-02-18T04:27:49-06:00February 18th, 2015|

An interesting perspective on the Grammys' Beyonce-"Precious Lord" controversy.  Read Kevin Cokley's article in American Prospect by clicking below: Beyoncé Misses the Point of What Gospel Music Means to Black Americans. For my money, I would have preferred to hear Ledisi sing it, since she did the song in Selma.  Of course [...]

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