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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.

TBGB Pick of the Week: October 1, 2007

2014-07-21T21:59:05-05:00October 3rd, 2007|

"If You Don't Have Jesus"Miami's Blessedfrom Gospel USA Magazine's Artists Favorites, Vol. 2 Artist Information: 305-302-9002On "If You Don't Have Jesus," Miami's Blessed offers up wonderful falsetto singing and high harmonies reminiscent of the 1970s Stylistics and Spinners. The quartet's seemingly effortless delivery is so cool it could send all [...]

CD Single Review: “‘Til I Die” – Madame Mary L. Flake-Haynie

2014-07-21T21:59:05-05:00September 30th, 2007|

“’Til I Die”Madame Mary L. Flake-Hayniefrom the forthcoming CD God's Got an AnswerMadame Haynie Music 2004www.MadameHaynieMusic.comMadame Mary L. Flake-Haynie is certainly no stranger to gospel music. A Winston-Salem native who sang with the Gore Family (with whom she made a 45 rpm recording), the Ebernette Gospel Singers and the Tommiettes [...]

TBGB Reviews…The Sojourners

2014-07-21T21:59:05-05:00September 28th, 2007|

Hold OnThe SojournersBlack Hen Music 2007www.blackhenmusic.comWhen I first heard Canada’s Sojourners quartet – Ron Small, Will Sanders, and Marcus Mosely – on fellow Canadian Jim Byrnes’ recent CD House of Refuge (also on Black Hen), I wrote in TBGB: “…they deserve a project of their own.” Voila! They have one. [...]

TBGB Reviews…The New Life Community Choir feat. John P. Kee

2014-07-21T21:59:05-05:00September 21st, 2007|

Nothing But WorshipThe New Life Community Choir feat. John P. KeeZomba Recording 2007www.johnpkee.comwww.myspace.com/johnpkeeWhen John P. Kee and the North Carolina-based New Life Community Choir burst onto the gospel scene in the mid 1990s, garnering as many awards as can be packed into a trophy case, legions of male-led small choirs [...]

RedeemedSoul.com and The New Soul

2014-07-21T21:59:05-05:00September 20th, 2007|

TBGB received this press release from David V. Taylor of RedeemedSoul.com. He had me at "Bridgette Campbell," whose independent label debut featured the gorgeous gospel ballad, "Because of You." Campbell is on The New Soul project described below...Since RedeemedSoul.com launched its debut CD The New Soul last year, the label [...]

TBGB Reviews…The Disciples

2014-07-21T21:59:05-05:00September 19th, 2007|

The DisciplesChangePriesthood Recording Company 2007The Disciples, a quartet formerly known as the Singing Disciples, demonstrates on Change that the major labels don’t have all of the great quartets under contract. Jack Branch, Melvin “Kym” Derr, Paul I. Houston, Dana L. Houston, Robert Evans, and Marvin Johnson of the Disciples give [...]

TBGB Pick of the Week: September 17, 2007

2014-07-21T21:59:05-05:00September 18th, 2007|

“Just Don’t Wanna Know”Marvin WinansFrom the forthcoming CD: Alone But Not Alone PureSprings Gospel 2007www.myspace.com/marvinwinansmusic“Just Don’t Wanna Know,” the first single to be released from Marvin Winans’ forthcoming project, Alone But Not Alone, is a hauntingly lovely, guitar-driven ballad backed by strings and a soft-singing choir. The song about a [...]

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