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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.

These Are Our Flowers – Lil’ Blair & the Violinaires (Quartet Boyz 2008)

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00November 8th, 2008|

Lil’ Blair & the ViolinairesThese Are Our FlowersQuartet Boyz Records 2008www.violinaires.comAt the conclusion of These Are Our Flowers, singer Titus “Lil’ Blair” Stallworth explains that the CD’s title refers to the testimonial quality of the songs on the album. That is, the new Violinaires' cover of these career-defining songs by [...]

“Break Through Praise” & “Mountain Move” – Jeff Roberson & L.I.F.E.

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00November 7th, 2008|

“Break Through Praise” and “Mountain Move”Jeff Roberson and L.I.F.E. (Long Island Fellowship Ensemble)From the CD Chosen Generation (Long Island Gospel Sound Records 2008)www.myspace.com/jeffarobersonPowerful Pentecostal percussion permeates “Break Through Praise” from Jeff Roberson & L.I.F.E.’s Chosen Generation, transforming a churchy reading of a praise & worship themed song into an exciting [...]

The Westbrook Singers Live (2008)

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00November 5th, 2008|

The Westbrook SingersLive(Independent Release) 2008www.thewestbrooksingers.comBilled as the “Quad Cities’ First Family of Gospel,” the Westbrook Singers – Brenda, Delores, Gary, Cynthia and Larry Jr. – hail from East Moline, Illinois and Community Outreach COGIC. Their lineage includes five living generations, including their father, Bishop Charles B. Westbrook, who is 91 [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week – November 3, 2008

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00November 4th, 2008|

“Victory is Mine" (Obama Mix)Dorothy NorwoodFrom the forthcoming CD Fifty Years – It’s Been Worth it All (to be released in early 2009)Malaco Recordswww.malaco.com“This is for you, Obama,” gospel legend Dorothy Norwood exclaims as she launches into an exuberant rendition of the beloved congregational song, “Victory is Mine.” Ms. Norwood, [...]

Flashback 1997: Brenda Lowe – Waiting (Alpha 7 Ministries)

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00November 3rd, 2008|

Brenda LoweWaitingAlpha 7 Ministries 1997www.alpha7ministries.comTBGB reviewed Brenda Lowe’s 2002 project, Somebody Somewhere Was Praying for Me, which preceded V.O.W.’s current hit version of the song. But that wasn’t Lowe’s first solo project; in 1997, she released Waiting, also on Minister Randall Ogans' Alpha 7 Ministries label.Waiting is a nine-track CD [...]

“Nobody Cared” – Canton Jones (Arrow Records 2008)

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00November 1st, 2008|

“Nobody Cared”Canton Jones From the Arrow Records CD Kingdom Business www.cajointernational.comThis year, we’ve experienced Canton Jones as upbeat and optimistic (“My Day”) and as a humorous social observer (“Hater Day”). “Nobody Cared,” another single from the Kingdom Business CD, explores the singer’s vulnerable side. “I really messed up this time…embarrassed,” [...]

November 2 “Gospel Memories” Marks 45th Anniversary of JFK Assassination

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00October 31st, 2008|

Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago this Sunday morning, November 2, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for the monthly live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That Old Time Religion. NOTE: Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour Sunday at 2:00 a.m.!Not in Chicago? No [...]

Down in New Orleans – Blind Boys of Alabama (Time/Life 2008)

2014-07-21T21:58:38-05:00October 31st, 2008|

The Blind Boys of AlabamaDown in New OrleansTime/Life 2008www.blindboys.comSince its organization nearly seventy years ago, the Happyland Singers (aka Blind Boys of Alabama) has developed from one of many professional quartets appearing at country churches and high school auditoriums for a slice of the widow’s mite to a top gospel [...]

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