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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.

First Creation – Heaven

2014-07-21T21:49:25-05:00October 19th, 2013|

First CreationHeavenFC Productions, LLCwww.firstcreationmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogFirst Creation of Toledo, Ohio, combines the muscularity of male quartet singing with Whispers-style R&B harmonies and contemporary gospel arrangements.The group's fifth and newest album, Heaven, opens and closes with evocations of the hereafter.  While the title track is a [...]

“Do It Again” – Anthony Brown & group therAPy

2014-07-21T21:49:25-05:00October 18th, 2013|

“Do It Again”Anthony Brown & group therAPyFrom the Tyscot album Anthony Brown & group therAPywww.tyscot.comThe follow-up to Anthony Brown & group therAPy’s hit single “Testimony,” “Do It Again” is a perky paean to God’s constancy.“If He did it before, He will do it again,” sings Brown and crew reassuringly, to [...]

Tasha Cobbs, Lecrae, Tamela Mann Each Score Dove Awards

2014-07-21T21:49:25-05:00October 16th, 2013|

TBGB congratulates Tasha Cobbs, Lecrae, and Tamela Mann for scoring multiple Dove Awards at the 44th Annual GMA Dove Awards. The celebration took place in Nashville yesterday evening, October 15.To view the full list, click here: 44th Annual GMA Dove Award Winners.The telecast of the event will take place on UP Monday, [...]

“My Time to Praise” – Javen feat. LaRue Howard

2014-07-21T21:49:25-05:00October 14th, 2013|

“My Time to Praise”Javen feat. LaRue HowardFrom the Tyscot CD Worship in the Now - Livewww.tyscot.comP&W artists Javen Campbell and LaRue Howard sing about praising by any means necessary: feet, hands, voice. With "so many blessings," they argue, the medium doesn't matter.  The song really belongs to Howard.  A former student of [...]

The Testimony of Wess Morgan

2014-07-21T21:49:25-05:00October 11th, 2013|

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogTo write and sing the blues you have to live the blues. So it is with gospel.  The best gospel songs come from equally challenging life circumstances.  The difference, as Mahalia Jackson explained, is that blues does not always offer hope, while gospel [...]

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