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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.

Gospel Keynotes Celebrate Christmas with Soldiers in Iraq

2014-07-21T21:54:37-05:00December 29th, 2010|

Three cheers for the Gospel Keynotes, who traveled to Contingency Operating Base Speicher in Iraq to lift the spirits of deployed soldiers on Christmas. In addition to singing a number of songs, the quartet gave soldiers a chance to showcase their own talents. Check out the report from Spc. Megan Wessels: Gospel [...]

Sho Baraka: Living Unashamed

2014-07-21T21:54:37-05:00December 28th, 2010|

By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Sho Baraka is living unashamed.  Unashamed of the gospel.  Unashamed of his Christian lifestyle.  Unashamed of a growing body of work that includes appearances on chart-topping Christian hip hop albums and a Stellar nomination, his second, for his own full-length release, Lions and Liars. Sho told TBGB via telephone [...]

There Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916

2014-07-21T21:54:37-05:00December 27th, 2010|

Fisk Jubilee QuartetThere Breathes a Hope: The Legacy of John Work II and His Fisk Jubilee Quartet, 1909-1916Archeophone Records (2010)http://www.archeophone.com/In the December 24, 2010 issue of the Wall Street Journal, reviewer Terry Teachout proclaimed There Breathes a Hope to be “the most important historical reissue of 2010.” I couldn’t agree [...]

“Psalm 24” – Matt T.

2014-07-21T21:54:37-05:00December 26th, 2010|

“Psalm 24”Matt T.www.reverbnation.com/therealpsalmistkingMatthew “Matt T.” Thomas of Queens, New York sets the text of Psalm 24 (“Who is this King of Glory?”) to straight-ahead power pop, replete with buzzing guitars, ground-shaking bass and pounding drums. The insistent Christian rock melody and rhythm announce that the “generation of those who seek him” [...]

Moses Tyson, Jr. – Music Re-Mastered & Sacred Organ Music

2014-07-21T21:54:37-05:00December 23rd, 2010|

Moses Tyson, Jr.Music Re-Mastered & Sacred Organ MusicTYMO Gospel Music (2010)http://www.mosestysonjr.com/If you missed Moses Tyson, Jr.’s Music the first time around, you haven’t missed it completely. The reigning Dean of the Hammond B3 has just re-mastered and re-released the eleven-year-old project, co-produced by Edwin Hawkins and Niko Lyras, along with [...]

“It’s Christmas Time” – Erica Reed

2014-07-21T21:54:37-05:00December 22nd, 2010|

“It’s Christmas Time”Erica ReedEDP Productions (2010)http://www.ericareed.org/St. Louis’ Erica Reed - singer and restauranteur - contributes to the Yuletide music catalog with “It’s Christmas Time,” a relaxed contemporary piece reiterating the reason for celebrating the season. It’s delivered in Reed’s characteristic finger-popping style with multi-tracked voices chiming in antiphonal assent.Folks in [...]

All Christmas Gospel Music – TBGB Music Hour Playlist

2014-07-21T21:54:37-05:00December 21st, 2010|

Christmas Drum-Apella - Prez Blackmon (single)Little Drummer Boy – The Clark Sisters (The Clark Sisters Family Christmas)Go Tell It on the Mountain – Bishop Paul S. Morton (Paul Morton’s Christmas) This Christmas – Brian Courtney Wilson (Trin-I-Tee 5:7: Love, Peace, Joy at Christmas)Don’t Cry This Christmas – Jeff Majors feat. [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: December 20, 2010

2014-07-21T21:54:38-05:00December 20th, 2010|

“Everything I Am”B Cain & ROCKFrom the forthcoming album The Journey (release scheduled for February 2011)www.reverbnation.com/bcainandrockBrooklyn-based B Cain & ROCK features the lead vocals of Bianca Cain, a twenty-one-year-old singer/songwriter who honed her skills as part of the group Jez’Reel. She formed ROCK earlier this year out of a group [...]

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