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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.

Eumika Body-Griffin – The Greatest Gift

2014-07-21T21:54:31-05:00January 30th, 2011|

Eumika Body-GriffinThe Greatest GiftMake Music Group (2010)www.cdbaby.com/cd/EUMIKABODYGRIFFINDuring the opening track of her debut solo CD, The Greatest Gift, Eumika Body-Griffin shouts, “We come to blow the roof off this house tonight!”Yet the most interesting selections on the CD are when Body-Griffin, the Gospel Choice winner of Best New Artist for [...]

How Great You Are: Worship at Grace Covenant

2014-07-21T21:54:31-05:00January 28th, 2011|

Various ArtistsHow Great You Are: Worship at Grace CovenantGrace Covenant Church (2010)http://www.gracecov.org/How Great You Are is the soundtrack of the ethnically-diverse Grace Covenant Church, located in Chantilly, Virginia, near the Nation’s Capitol, where Brett Fuller is Senior Pastor.The CD showcases a baker’s dozen of P&W compositions by Grace Covenant’s Minister [...]

“6′ 7″ Freestyle” – J Prophet

2014-07-21T21:54:31-05:00January 26th, 2011|

“6’7” Freestyle”J ProphetFrom the forthcoming Getting My Shape Up, Vol. 2http://www.jprophet.com/Sampling a line from Lil’ Wayne sampling the 1950s classic “The Banana Boat Song,” Rodney Reynolds, aka J Prophet, uses the reference to demonstrate that his calling is higher, so high, “I’m close to the sun, I’m hotter.”JP wants the [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: January 24, 2011

2020-03-30T01:51:45-05:00January 24th, 2011|

“Ordinary People” Minister Greg Harris Singer/Songwriter Minister Greg Harris of Little Rock, Arkansas recently released a new single, a paean to God’s use of “ordinary people…like you and me.” Ordinary people called to do extraordinary things. Given a snappy production by Minister Earl Bynum, the song rolls along with female-led [...]

Mike McCoy & Voices United – Continue to Continue

2014-07-21T21:54:31-05:00January 22nd, 2011|

Mike McCoy & Voices UnitedContinue to ContinueM. McCoy Publishing (2008)http://www.mikemccoy.info/Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.In 1994, Mike McCoy assembled Voices United from choir directors, pastors, preachers, praise and worship leaders, musicians and evangelists living in the Washington, DC area. In February 2006, the group won the national [...]

Windy City Gospel on South Cottage Grove Avenue

2014-07-21T21:54:31-05:00January 19th, 2011|

Various ArtistsWindy City Gospel on South Cottage Grove: 1947-1959Macomba Music Group (2010)www.rootsandrhythm.comWhen one thinks of Chess Records, what springs to mind are artists such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry and Etta James.  Little Walter.  The film Cadillac Records.But like most post-war independent labels, Chess/Checker carried a gospel catalog. Although it's [...]

Tony Addison – He is Love

2014-07-21T21:54:31-05:00January 18th, 2011|

Tony AddisonHe is LoveThat Other Label (2010)http://www.tonyaddisondrummer.com/There are gospel saxophonists, gospel bassists, gospel violinists, gospel harpists, gospel keyboardists (of course), and with Tony Addison, a gospel drummer. It’s no surprise, then, that percussion takes center stage on Addison’s debut CD, He is Love. No, we’re not talking an album-long drum [...]

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