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 [...]
Chicago, IL (Wednesday, June 26, 2013): Chicago based record label Ashro Music & Media, LLC has inked a distribution deal with Entertainment One Music (eOne), the label enterprise spearheaded by Marcus Taylor, Director of Operations at Ashro Music & Media, LLC announced today, June 26, 2013.The first project slated for [...]
Mary Mary Duo Mourns Loss of Father to Cancer, Thanks Fans for Prayers
Aaron Cohen, author of Amazing Grace, the book about Aretha Franklin's 1972 two-album masterpiece, offers an insightful review of Chicago's Gospel Music Festival for the Chicago Tribune. Read the review here: Chicago Gospel Music Festival.
“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 [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWaiting Right Here, the latest album release by Stellar and Dove Award nominee Alvin Darling, showcases the singer-songwriter’s Pentecostal church roots and years spent on the gospel highway as a quartet singer.TBGB talked recently with Darling about his music journey and the response [...]
Hezekiah WalkerAzusa: The Next GenerationRCA Inspiration (released June 11, 2013)www.rcainspiration.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe big bang of Pentecostalism occurred in 1907 on Azusa Street in Los Angeles when William Seymour held multicultural services in a warehouse there. Attendees of Seymour’s services became filled with the Holy Ghost, [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWith such a star-studded lineup at the 28th Chicago Gospel Music Festival, the Main Stage at Ellis Park promises to be the most popular place to be this weekend. After all, how often can you see gospel luminaries such as Smokie Norful, Tamela [...]
J ProphetI Got Bread (2013)www.jprophetpap.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogI have written that Christian rappers are the 21st century equivalent of the street corner evangelists of the 1920s and 1930s. They are also versatile and generous with their product. They go out into the highways and byways, literally [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogTBGB had the pleasure of attending Donald Lawrence's 20th Anniversary program at Living Word Christian Center yesterday evening, where Dr. Bill Winston is pastor. Two points struck me during the remarkable program:1) Lawrence is unquestionably one of the finest gospel songwriters of his generation. He blends high [...]
