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About Bob Marovich

Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.

JGM Pick of the Week: November 7, 2016

2016-11-08T02:38:00-06:00November 8th, 2016|

“Escaped to Tell” Blanche McAllister-Dykes From the Escaped To Tell Movie Soundtrack www.escapedtotell.com Sung by Blanche McAllister-Dykes, whose vocal vulnerability gives the song the feel of a church testimony, “Escaped to Tell” is the title track of a Christian-themed film by songwriter and author, Nefateri Smalls, who co-wrote the song with [...]

Faithful Connection – Thank You

2016-11-05T22:53:35-05:00November 5th, 2016|

Faithful Connection Thank You (2015) www.faithfulconnection09.com By Bob Marovich Named Quartet CD of the Year at the 2016 Rhythm of Gospel Awards, Thank You is a ten-track album by Faithful Connection that blends traditional gospel quartet singing with modern musicianship. The Fredericksburg, Virginia, group pays homage to Tidewater quartet history through [...]

Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900

2016-10-31T23:26:13-05:00October 31st, 2016|

Various Artists Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900 Archeophone Records (release date: September 30, 2016) www.archeophone.com By Bob Marovich There is something quite thrilling about hearing voices singing and speaking from more than a century ago. Those crackly, trebly vowels and consonants, like faraway voices over an [...]

JGM Music Hour: Episode 108

2016-11-04T23:20:15-05:00October 26th, 2016|

          Click on the image above to begin the streaming Music Hour. Playlist: I'll never stop praising the Lord - Northern Delaware Chapter of the GMWA Recording Choir God meant it for good - Denise Josiah Keep on praising - Jewell & Converted Right there for [...]

Who’s the Voice On BET’s “Joyful Noise?” It’s Liz Black of WBLS!

2016-10-26T01:14:11-05:00October 26th, 2016|

PRESS RELEASE: When Black Entertainment Television (BET) premiered its new weekly musical television program “Joyful Noise” a couple of weeks ago, Liz Black’s Twitter page buzzed with friends and fans asking if that was her voice opening the show and introducing its host Tye Tribbett. It was indeed the legendary [...]

JGM Pick of the Week: October 24, 2016

2016-10-25T02:15:28-05:00October 25th, 2016|

“Be Still” Riverside SDA Choir feat. Lecresia Campbell From The Riverside Project: Music & Devotion (2016) www.RiversideNashville.org “Declare Your Name” is the initial single from Riverside Seventh Day Adventist Nashville’s The Riverside Project, a two-CD music and spoken word release. But another selection, “Be Still,” is significant because it may [...]

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