EnduranceRight On TimeSCCME Records (2012)www.musicbyendurance.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogIn a music industry that has all but snubbed the time-honored gospel quartet community, Houston’s Endurance has garnered six Stellar Award nominations for its smooth but meaty harmonies, hard-singing lead work, and memorable songs. Right On Time, the quartet’s [...]
I've heard Cora Armstrong sing, and she isn't playing!Concert series continues at Old St. John's with gospel singer Cora Armstrong
“But God”Isaac CarreeFrom the Door 6 Entertainment album Reset2014 Stellar Artist of the Year nominee Isaac Carree delivers a bouncy, melismatic reminder of how bad things could were it not for God’s assistance. With rhythmic lyrics that sound cribbed from a the high point of a sermon, “But God” offers a [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogFor music aficionados, and especially those like me who are critics, the end of the year triggers an unshakable impulse to post a best-of list.It's in our DNA. We can't help it. Honestly. There's no twelve-step plan for recovery, and if there were, [...]
Judy CheeksTrue Love is FreeMozan Music (2013)www.judycheeks.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe title describes the message behind former dance diva Judy Cheeks’ debut inspirational project. The daughter of gospel singer nonpareil, the late Rev. Julius Cheeks, Judy believes that love conquers all, and no love is more powerful, [...]
D’Mott Romance in the Gray Sonny Camp Music Group (Released September, 2013) www.dmottmusic.com By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog With the build of a wide receiver and an intimidating beard to boot, De’Juaine Motley, aka D’Mott, has a steely-cool tenor voice evocative of the Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald. [...]
Many call him the Gospel Super Producer because of his work with groups, quartets, and choirs throughout the gospel music industry. On January 8th, Ray Braswell Jr. of Raymarkable Music will debut the Raymarkable Music Online Radio Show on Church House Radio.All gospel artists who want their project promoted during his broadcast, [...]
Various ArtistsBlack Gospel Rarities, Vols. 1 - 3Available at www.crystalballrecords.com(US) or www.bim-bam.com (UK)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogGalen Gart’s painstaking research into the 1950s rhythm & blues scene produced the valuable (though sadly out of print) First Pressing series, a Duke/Peacock discography, and other music reference materials. Not [...]
The Migration of Gospel Quartets - New Orleans Magazine - January 2014 - New Orleans, LA
Best of 2013 Playlist: God Is On Our Side - Andrae Crouch Without You - Denita Gibbs Never Let Go - Erica Reed Love Never Fails - Micah Stampley & Sheri Jones-Moffett One - Tim Dillinger feat. Reba Rambo-McGuire We've Gotta Put Jesus Back - Kurt Carr & the Kurt [...]
