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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.

Kickstarter Campaign Launched to Fund Jubilee Showcase Documentary

2014-07-21T21:49:55-05:00June 9th, 2013|

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog From 1963 to 1984, Sunday morning in Chicago meant going to church, listening to church broadcasts on the radio, and watching Jubilee Showcase on WBKB (WLS) TV.The Emmy Award-winning program, hosted by Sid Ordower, brought the sights and sounds of gospel music into living rooms [...]

Apostle Norbert Simmons & the Gospelaires, feat. BoPeep

2014-07-21T21:49:56-05:00June 6th, 2013|

Apostle Norbert Simmons & the Gospelaires feat. BoPeepGet A Grip On God (2012)www.cdbaby.com/cd/norbertsimmonsthegospelaBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogLarry Frederick of Decatur, Georgia turned TBGB on to Apostle Norbert Simmons and the Gospelaires.  Hailing from Deeper Life Church Ministries of Goldsboro, North Carolina, where Simmons is founder and pastor, [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: June 3, 2013

2017-01-31T02:56:14-06:00June 3rd, 2013|

“Good To Me” Carolyn Traylor Malaco Records (2013) www.malaco.com Carolyn Traylor’s “Good To Me” is a brassy, bluesy declaration of God’s goodness with a beat that will have listeners clapping hands and bobbing heads. It has the right blend of traditional fire and contemporary smoothness. The Greenville, Texas, native is [...]

Kim Jones of foreverJONES on Family’s Reality TV Show

2014-07-21T21:49:56-05:00June 3rd, 2013|

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogLast year, Bounce TV aired A Forever Jones Holiday, a Christmas special featuring the GRAMMY®-nominated family gospel group foreverJONES.  Bounce is now set to debut Forever Jones, its first original non-scripted series, Wednesday, June 5, at 9:00 P.M. (ET).  Presented by Walmart, the [...]

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