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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.

Israel Houghton and Galley Molina on “I’m In Love with a Church Girl”

2016-07-24T19:49:47-05:00September 23rd, 2013|

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog While in Chicago as part of a multi-city tour to promote their film, I’m In Love with a Church Girl, filmmaker Galley Molina and Grammy Award-winning gospel artist Israel Houghton talked with TBGB about, among other things, the use of gospel music [...]

Ashmont Hill – The Maze

2014-07-21T21:49:31-05:00September 22nd, 2013|

Ashmont HillThe MazeAxiom Recordshttp://www.facebook.com/AshmontHillMusic‎By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Straight out of Boston’s Jubilee Christian Church, the family ensemble known as Ashmont Hill describes itself as a “diverse group that knows no musical boundaries.”  This mission is certainly made manifest on the group’s third album, The Maze, released on [...]

The Westbrook Singers – The Promise

2014-07-21T21:49:35-05:00September 18th, 2013|

The Westbrook SingersThe Promise (2013)Available from www.westbrooksingers.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe Promise is another outstanding contribution by East Moline, Illinois’s Westbrook Singers.  The mixed gospel group, whose 2008 Live was equally impressive, blends traditional and contemporary gospel with a dash of classic church to offer what sounds like [...]

Hans Christian: Building Bridges for Gospel Music in Europe

2014-07-21T21:49:39-05:00September 18th, 2013|

Hans Christian and the Gospel FellowshipBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogOnce upon a time, a choir director was told by church folk that gospel music didn’t belong in church.  No, we’re not talking about Thomas A. Dorsey in the 1930s. We're talking about Hans Christian Jochimsen, director of [...]

Gospel Memories Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of “Peace Be Still”

2014-07-21T21:49:41-05:00September 15th, 2013|

Listen below to WLUW's Gospel Memories (Bob Marovich, host) for a special radio documentary on the making of James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir's Peace Be Still LP (Savoy). The program includes segments of a 2006 interview with Angelic Choir director Rev. Lawrence Roberts, who discusses the album's production and [...]

Keith Williams – Tone For Worship

2015-11-19T03:38:58-06:00September 15th, 2013|

Keith Williams Tone For Worship EPM Music Group (release date: September 10, 2013) www.epmmusicgroup.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog Keith Williams is one of the newer members of the gospel crooners club, a society whose progenitors include Robert Anderson, R.L. Knowles, Bishop Charles Watkins, and Elder Charles [...]

Vicki Yohe – Free Worshipper

2014-07-21T21:49:41-05:00September 14th, 2013|

Vicki YoheFree Worshipper: A Praise and Worship ExperienceShanachie Records (released August 27, 2013)www.shanachie.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogOriginally from Central Illinois but now based in Louisiana, Dove and Stellar Award nominee Vicki Yohe recorded her new album, Free Worshipper, before a congregation at the multicultural FaithWorld Church in [...]

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