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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 Memories – Sunday, July 6 Broadcast on WLUW

2014-07-21T21:58:51-05:00July 4th, 2008|

Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, July 6, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for this month’s live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That Old Time Religion.Not in Chicago? No problem. Go to http://www.wluw.org/, click the Listen Live button, and enjoy “Gospel Memories” from wherever [...]

The Gales – Sensational Nightingales (tbgb review)

2014-07-21T21:58:51-05:00July 3rd, 2008|

The GalesThe Sensational NightingalesMalaco Records 2008www.malaco.comTalk about staying power, the Sensational Nightingales have been singing quartet since 1942. The list of prominent Gales alumni includes Barney Parks, Howard Carroll, Paul Owens, Bob Beatty, June Cheeks, and Jo Jo Wallace, the latter who remains a stalwart singing and guitar-playing member of [...]

“Blind Boys of Alabama Battling” – Lee Hildebrand in the San Francisco Chronicle

2014-07-21T21:58:51-05:00June 28th, 2008|

From The San Francisco Chronicle. Lee Hildebrand has written many times before on the subject of black gospel quartets.Blind Boys of Alabama battlingLEE HILDEBRANDFriday, June 27, 2008For 60 years, ever since a New Jersey promoter booked two sets of blind gospel singers - the Happyland Singers from Alabama and the [...]

The Late, Great Ira Tucker

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 26th, 2008|

From the New York Times:Ira Tucker, Gospel Singer Who Gave Dixie Hummingbirds Emotive Edge, Dies at 83By DOUGLAS MARTINPublished: June 26, 2008Ira Tucker, a little man with a giant vocal range and acrobatic stage antics who as lead singer of the Dixie Hummingbirds helped propel gospel music toward a harder-edged, [...]

Gamble, LaBelle and Temple University Team Up for Patriotic Performance

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 26th, 2008|

From a Press Release:Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Grammy Award Winner KENNY GAMBLE releases "I Am An American"FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES BY PATTI LABELLE AND Temple University Symphony Orchestra & ChoirsAVAILABLE DIGITALLY JULY 1sthttp://www.sonybmgmasterworks.com/american/ As we approach Independence Day, it is hard not to pay tribute to [...]

Paul Porter Leaves Christianaires for Solo Career

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 25th, 2008|

From www.eurweb.com (June 23, 2008)The Christianaires recently announced that Paul Porter, one of the founding members, is leaving the group to pursue a solo career. Paul has been a key component and featured artist for the group for thirty years.During that time they have become one of the top quartet [...]

Ira Tucker (1925 – 2008)

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 25th, 2008|

Thanks to everyone who contacted TBGB informing us that the great quartet singer Ira Tucker of the Dixie Hummingbirds went from earthly labor to eternal reward today, June 24, at the age of 83.Rev. Joe Williams of Philadelphia, a member of the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Sons of the Birds, [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: June 23, 2008

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 24th, 2008|

“It’s the Grace of God Keeping Me”Ron BarrettFrom the CD It’s the Grace of God Keeping Me(private press) 2008www.myspace.com/ronbarrettStellar-nominated Chicagoan Ron Barrett is a young man with an old soul and deep roots in traditional gospel music.Ron's father, the late Rev. S.L. Barrett, was the beloved pastor of Galilee Baptist [...]

Pam Crumbley & Chosen: Make Your Presence Known (tbgb review)

2014-07-21T21:58:54-05:00June 22nd, 2008|

Make Your Presence KnownPam Crumbley & ChosenBOG Records 2008www.bogrecords.bizLet's remain in Ohio for a moment...Cincinnati has been ablaze with gospel music since 1933, when Sallie Martin made the Queen City one of her earliest stops during a recruitment tour for the fledgling National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses. On [...]

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