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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.

RCA Inspiration Announces Shift to Nashville, TN Under Provident Music Group

2016-08-03T02:55:03-05:00August 3rd, 2016|

Nashville, TN (August 2, 2016) – RCA Inspiration will operate under the umbrella of the Provident Music Group, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, in a shift of operations for the New York-based award-winning inspirational music label. Under this shift, RCA Inspiration will now conduct operations based out of Nashville, [...]

Kierra Sheard’s Bridges Tour Closes Gap between “Faith and Real Life”

2016-08-01T02:11:03-05:00August 1st, 2016|

Photo: Robert Marovich, Journal of Gospel Music By Bob Marovich The intimate Mayne Stage theater on Chicago’s North Side reverberated with blasts of EDM, raucous drums, snarling electric guitar, thumping bass, chiming keyboards, and an Apple computer churning out beats like a jukebox. The vocalists had the standing [...]

The Gospel Sensations: Trendsetting With Old School Harmonies

2016-07-29T03:17:29-05:00July 29th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich To carve out a niche in a quartet community crowded with local and national artists, the Gospel Sensations are employing a time-honored principle that has been all but abandoned in gospel music. A cappella harmony singing. That’s right: trendsetting by going back to the way gospel quartets [...]

William Murphy – Demonstrate

2016-07-27T18:27:43-05:00July 27th, 2016|

William Murphy Demonstrate RCA Inspiration (released June 24, 2016) www.williammurphy.org By Bob Marovich Recorded live in May 2015, in Douglasville, Georgia, at the Church at Chapel Hill, Bishop William Murphy’s Demonstrate is a worship service in a jewel case. Murphy’s husky vocals are commanding on this buoyant album, the singer’s [...]

Bill Moss Jr. Live With Third New Hope: Songbook of Praise & Worship

2016-07-22T22:36:18-05:00July 22nd, 2016|

Bill Moss Jr. Live with Third New Hope Songbook of Praise & Worship Salathiel Records www.billmossmusic.com By Bob Marovich Motor City singer-songwriter Bill Moss Jr.’s newest release, Songbook of Praise & Worship, is exactly what it is advertised to be. It’s a collection of ready-to-learn P&W songs rendered by Moss [...]

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