“Jesus is Real” The Volunteer State Mass Choir (radio release: February 24, 2015) www.facebook.com/TheVolunteerStateMassChoir The Volunteer State Mass Choir gets gospel bluesy and traditional on “Jesus is Real.” The organ warbles, the piano offers dramatic chording, drums emphasize the beat, and the choir participates in a call and response with [...]
Murk Still Murkin Dedicated Music Group (2015) www.murkp31.com By Bob Marovich The Still Murkin mixtape serves as both an introduction to Murk, a young female Christian rapper whose professional name serves handily as a verb; and an extended promo for her forthcoming sophomore project, P31, which arrives March 31, 2015, as [...]
Professor Brooksie Harrington of Fayetteville State University has written on the life and career of Pastor Shirley Caesar. He was featured recently in this Fayobserver.com piece by Michael Futch. Click here for the story: Dr. Brooksie Harrington Photo Credit: Raul R. Rubiera
Liz Vice There’s A Light Deeper Well Records (2014) http://deeper-well.com/artists/liz-vice/ By Bob Marovich Liz Vice may not sound like your average gospel singer, but then again, she’s not your average gospel singer. On her CD, There’s a Light, the Portland, Oregon-based singer delivers personal inspirational messages to God and to [...]
Click on the photo above for the latest in streaming music from the JGM Archives! Track Listing: Lord, I just wanna thank you - Pastor Tyrone Jefferson Living water - Whosoever South Father these things I pray - Mighty Men of Faith Just say yes - Brian Courtney Wilson You [...]
WYSO's Pam Ferris-Olson writes about Paul Arnold, lead singer for the Gospelaires of Dayton, Ohio. Arnold was honored posthumously with a star on the Dayton Walk of Fame. Read the article by clicking on the link below (JGM's Bob Marovich was interviewed for the story): http://wyso.org/post/musical-legacy-paul-arnold
Yancy and Friends Little Praise Party: Taste and See Elevate Entertainment (release date: February 10, 2015) www.yancynotnancy.com By Bob Marovich Yancy’s Taste and See is the fourth in the Christian singer-songwriter’s series of Little Praise Party CDs, a series that offers children fun and educational religious music that does not [...]
Click below to read the story. Keepers of history: Music that tells the African-American story - Fayetteville Observer: Living.
“Take Your Burdens” Juan Santiago & Uninhibited Praise www.jsuplive.com The group that in 2011 offered one of the most inspirational and uplifting arrangements of the spiritual “Were You There” I have ever heard is back with “Take Your Burdens.” The choir’s new single, led by Jeneal Johnson, is a straight-up [...]
Congratulations to the following 57th GRAMMY Award recipients: Best Gospel Performance/Song: "No Greater Love" - Smokie Norful Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: "Messengers" - Lecrae feat. For King & Country Best Gospel Album: Help - Erica Campbell Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Run Wild. Live Free. Live Strong. - For [...]
