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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.

Lucy Smith Collier, Gospel Keyboardist, Dies

2014-07-21T21:55:05-05:00September 19th, 2010|

Those listening to the radio or attending gospel programs in Chicago during 1955 would have been treated to the Little Lucy Smith Singers (right) rendering their gospel hit, "Somebody Bigger than You and I," in soulfully rich, sweet harmonies.Anthony Heilbut, author of The Gospel Sound, informed TBGB that Little Lucy Smith Collier [...]

Deadly Auto Accident Takes Lives of Six, Including Bishop and First Lady

2014-07-21T21:55:05-05:00September 19th, 2010|

Bishop Simon White; his wife, Minister Zelda White (photo, right); and four others from Joy Fellowship Christian Academies in the Bronx were killed yesterday afternoon when a rear tire on their van ruptured en route to a church event in Schenectady.  The van spun out of control and turned over [...]

“Believe” – Donneshia “DC” Clark

2014-07-21T21:55:05-05:00September 19th, 2010|

“Believe”Donneshia “DC” ClarkGus Music Group 2010www.myspace.com/donneshiaclarkTBGB readers will recognize Donneshia “DC” Clark as the guest voice on Chris Fields’ “My Joy.” On her R&B-infused “Believe,” complete with wah-wah guitar, the New Orleans singer directs her message to those who have become couch potatoes when it comes to their dreams. “Believe [...]

De-Ann Lott – Return to the Center

2014-07-21T21:55:05-05:00September 18th, 2010|

De-Ann LottReturn to the CenterDeAnn Lott Music 2010http://www.deannlottmusic.com/Last year, TBGB reviewed the sampler of De-Ann Lott’s forthcoming CD, Return to the Center:Oakland and the surrounding Bay Area have been wellsprings of contemporary gospel music for decades, and De-Ann (pronounced Dionn) Lott is among the artists who are helping the area maintain its [...]

TBGB’s Bob Marovich on “I’m Just Sayin'” with Pastor Dan Willis

2014-07-21T21:55:05-05:00September 17th, 2010|

On Thursday, September 23, TBGB Founder and Editor in Chief Bob Marovich will be the featured guest on the television program "I'm Just Sayin'" with Pastor Dan Willis."I'm Just Sayin'" will air on Total Christian Television (TCT) at 10:30 p.m. Central Time.  Check your cable guide for the channel listing in [...]

Don’t Let Go: Music of the Civil Rights Movement

2014-07-21T21:55:05-05:00September 16th, 2010|

African American Museum of Philadelphia 701 Arch Street Philadelphia, PASeptember 25, 2010 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Don’t Let Go: Music of the Civil Rights MovementIn celebration of Gospel Music History Month, and in conjunction with the 6th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day, the African American Museum in Philadelphia and [...]

“On The Battlefield” – Bishop Larry D. Trotter & the Sweet Holy Spirit Church

2014-07-21T21:55:05-05:00September 16th, 2010|

“On the Battlefield”Bishop Larry D. Trotter and the Sweet Holy Spirit ChurchFrom the forthcoming CD “How Far Back Can You Go?” (Just Sunday Morning Church)Utopia Music Group 2010www.myspace.com/bishoplarrydtrotterOn his forthcoming CD, Chicago’s Bishop Larry D. Trotter asks, “How far back can you go?” Knowing his penchant for traditional gospel, I suspect [...]

Vetrea Slack Ruffin & the Ruffin Family – House of Worship

2019-11-29T16:27:48-06:00September 15th, 2010|

Vetrea Slack Ruffin & the Ruffin Family House of Worship Heavenly Spirit Music 2010 http://www.vetreaslackruffin.com/ Vetrea (pron. VEE-tree-ah) Slack Ruffin & the Ruffin Family is a mother-daughter trio who combine the sweet traditional harmonies of the Simmons-Akers Trio with the sassiness of the Clark Sisters and the Anointed Pace Sisters. [...]

“Old Revival Going On” – The Voices of Clouds

2014-07-21T21:55:07-05:00September 14th, 2010|

“Old Revival Going On”The Voices of CloudsFrom the VOC Records CD Everywhere I Go (2010)http://www.thevoicesofclouds.com/When the Voices of Clouds first organized, Eisenhower was in the White House and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the fresh-faced new pastor of Montgomery, Alabama’s Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Many years and a [...]

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