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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.

Dr. Mark Williams Releases “When A Man Worships”

2021-03-01T15:43:20-06:00October 19th, 2016|

SPONSORED POST Dr. Mark Williams is a physician, lecturer, worship leader, songwriter, husband and father who has intricately merged his music, his medical practice, and his ministry leadership into a fulfilling lifestyle that touches a countless number of people across the nation. Also known as "The Voice Doctor," Williams has [...]

Phillip Carter Delivers Songs Choirs “Can Learn in Two Rehearsals or Less”

2016-10-17T15:33:11-05:00October 17th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich Some twenty years ago, Phillip Carter gathered a half dozen of his friends into a local studio. He had written some songs and wanted to hear what they sounded like as performed by a vocal group. Carter told JGM: “I taught them the music, and we thought, [...]

Dawn Turner – God’s Thoughts

2016-10-15T18:59:27-05:00October 15th, 2016|

Dawn Turner God’s Thoughts (EP) Story Book Music, Inc. (2016) www.cdbaby.com/cd/dawnturner By Bob Marovich Buffalo, New York, native Dawn Turner is a fine church singer. She’s not a shouter, squaller, or melismatic artisan but, as she demonstrates on “God’s Name,” one of the five cuts on her God’s Thoughts EP, she [...]

Charles Jenkins – Think About These Things

2016-10-14T01:52:55-05:00October 14th, 2016|

Charles Jenkins Think About These Things Inspired People LLC / EMPIRE (release date: September 2, 2016) http://inspiredpeoplemusic.com By Bob Marovich I have followed Pastor Charles Jenkins since his Fellowship Chicago debut and Stellar Award-winning The Best of Both Worlds, which offered pew-burning odes to the church’s traditional gospel legacy and [...]

Trisha Alicia – Pieces

2016-10-13T15:04:31-05:00October 13th, 2016|

Trisha Alicia Pieces New Day Christian Distributors (2016) www.trishalicia.com By Bob Marovich Martrisha Atkins (aka Trisha Alicia) is a singer-songwriter and spoken word artist whose album, Pieces, is a string of selections designed to tell a story—her story—not so much to achieve personal catharsis, though I’m sure it does, but [...]

Nate Bean & 4Given – Hymns & Devotionals Unplugged

2016-10-11T16:30:41-05:00October 11th, 2016|

Nate Bean & 4Given Hymns & Devotionals Unplugged G.Favored Entertainment Group/DREAM Gospel (release date: July 1, 2016) www.TheGFavored.com By Bob Marovich It’s heartening to witness the increased interest in hymns. These songs of the church, with their timeless messages and poignant melodies, brought generations through some of the hardest trials [...]

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