Bob Marovich, Author at Journal of Gospel Music

JGM Pick of the Week – September 18, 2023

JGM Pick of the Week – September 18, 2023

Bob Marovich2023-09-18T21:45:31-05:00September 18th, 2023|

The Lighthouse Singers and a chorus of singers team up to deliver deliciously old fashioned gospel quartet singing on “Good To Me.”

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Kirk Franklin Premieres New Documentary: “Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story”

Kirk Franklin Premieres New Documentary: “Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story”

Bob Marovich2023-09-17T20:06:38-05:00September 17th, 2023|

A documentary, “Father’s Day: A Kirk Franklin Story,” premiered on the Kirk Franklin YouTube channel Friday, September 15, 2023. Watch it here.

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Various Artists – Parchman Prison Prayer: Some Mississippi Sunday Morning

Various Artists – Parchman Prison Prayer: Some Mississippi Sunday Morning

Bob Marovich2023-09-15T21:23:39-05:00September 15th, 2023|

This may be the most haunting, the most refreshingly informal, and the most moving album you encounter this year.

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Elohin – El3vate

Elohin – El3vate

Bob Marovich2023-09-14T21:25:15-05:00September 14th, 2023|

Elohin El3vate CF Entertainment (release date: September 12, 2023) By Robert M. Marovich “I hope you all ready for this one.” That’s how Elohin (pronounced EL-oh-in) introduces his album, El3vate. And it’s no idle threat, because the Detroit-based Christian rapper (aka Lon Harris) has a great deal to say. [...]

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Brian Courtney Wilson Achieves Fifth Number One Single

Brian Courtney Wilson Achieves Fifth Number One Single

Bob Marovich2023-09-12T22:27:59-05:00September 12th, 2023|

Brian Courtney Wilson’s powerful single "Always Peace" hits the top slot on both Gospel radio charts this week.

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JGM Pick of the Week – September 11, 2023

JGM Pick of the Week – September 11, 2023

Bob Marovich2023-09-11T21:30:56-05:00September 11th, 2023|

He’s so certain of the message in “It’s Gonna Happen” that Atlanta, Georgia, native Anthony Adeion Hill is in full evangelist move from the outset of this gritty traditional-sounding single.

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First Gospel Album by The SteelDrivers Sets Sacred Lyrics to the Group’s Signature Sound

First Gospel Album by The SteelDrivers Sets Sacred Lyrics to the Group’s Signature Sound

Bob Marovich2023-09-09T18:40:25-05:00September 9th, 2023|

By Robert M. Marovich Take in a concert by The SteelDrivers and, in between songs like “Blue Side of the Mountain,” "Wearin' a Hole," and “Long Way Down,” you might hear a song or two from the canon of southern gospel music. But until yesterday, one could not find an [...]

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RIAA Certifies Tamela Mann’s “Take Me to the King” Double Platinum

RIAA Certifies Tamela Mann’s “Take Me to the King” Double Platinum

Bob Marovich2023-09-08T17:44:25-05:00September 8th, 2023|

Tamela Mann is celebrating the RIAA certification of her record-breaking, chart-topping single, "Take Me to The King."

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“The City” – Sondra Busby

“The City” – Sondra Busby

Bob Marovich2023-09-06T21:05:27-05:00September 6th, 2023|

To a rhythm that chugs along like a locomotive, South Carolina gospel singer Sondra “Queen of the Vamp” Busby imagines what heaven, aka “The City,” will be like when she disappears through the crack in the sky and enters its doors.

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