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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.

Spiritual Sketches Breathes New Life into Classic Art Form

2014-07-21T21:49:49-05:00July 2nd, 2013|

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.On June 11, 2013, LeChateau Earl Records released Spiritual Sketches, a collaboration on the spirituals between operatic tenor Lawrence Brownlee and producer-arranger Damien Sneed.  Sneed’s artful arrangements and Brownlee’s demonstrative vocals are breathing new life into one of the most original American art [...]

Algeron Wright – Live with Family and Friends

2014-07-21T21:49:49-05:00June 30th, 2013|

Algeron WrightLive with Family and FriendsEmora Music Group (2012)www.facebook.com/algeronwrightBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogSouth Carolina singer-songwriter Algeron Wright is a hard singing tenor whose recording, Live with Family and Friends, finds him sharing the Stevenson Auditorium in Orangeburg, South Carolina, with several top-shelf gospel artists.Among the family and [...]

“So Now’s My Moment” – Psalmist Kina Butler

2014-07-21T21:49:52-05:00June 29th, 2013|

“So Now’s My Moment”Psalmist Kina ButlerKAE DJ Publishing (2013)http://kinabutler.weebly.com/about-kina-butler.htmlGospel singer Felicia Coleman-Evans is among the background vocalists on Psalmist Kina Butler’s dramatic single, “So Now’s My Moment.”  The song, warmly rendered, is an effusive affirmation of God’s unquestioned authority in one’s life.  The lyrics and melody are biblical and complex, akin [...]

Monica Lisa Stevenson – Live in Atlanta

2014-07-21T21:49:52-05:00June 27th, 2013|

Monica Lisa StevensonLive in AtlantaPuretonez Productions (2013)www.monicazmuzik.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogAs her new album, Live in Atlanta, demonstrates, Monica Lisa Stevenson and live performance go together like bacon and eggs.  An unrelenting pursuit of the gospel highway has honed Stevenson’s vocal and gospel performance skills to the [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: June 24, 2013

2014-07-21T21:49:52-05:00June 24th, 2013|

“Real”Tim Rogers & the FellasFrom the Blackberry Records CD Real (2012)www.pastortimothyrogers.com2013 Stellar Award nominee Tim Rogers & The Fellas move from introspective musing to gut-wrenching testifying on “Real,” their newest single and the title track of their 2012 album.  For the Blytheville, Arkansas quartet, Jesus is the eternal friend, and [...]

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