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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.

Brian Courtney Wilson – Still

2020-10-05T03:33:51-05:00October 5th, 2020|

Brian Courtney Wilson Still Motown Gospel (release date: October 16, 2020) www.motowngospel.com By Bob Marovich Whether its messages are explicit or implicit, gospel music at its finest tells listeners of all beliefs—and even those with no belief—that hope is a beacon in the midst of hopelessness, encouragement exists for the [...]

“Oh Jesus” (remix) – Dorothy Norwood feat. Dorinda Clark-Cole

2020-10-04T01:54:40-05:00October 4th, 2020|

“Oh Jesus” (remix) Dorothy Norwood feat. Dorinda Clark-Cole Dorothy Norwood Music Group (release date: September 1, 2020) By Bob Marovich Leave it to gospel veteran Dorothy Norwood to destroy a church with a mantra. From her 2014 live album The Journey Continues, Norwood evangelizes her way through V. Michael McKay’s [...]

David Billingsley – Hymns from Grandma’s Living Room

2020-10-01T01:47:45-05:00October 1st, 2020|

David Billingsley Hymns from Grandma’s Living Room Intersound (release date: May 15, 2020) www.billingsleymusic.com By Bob Marovich Having reviewed pianist David Billingsley’s second album, House of David, Volume One, JGM now works backwards to review his debut, Hymns from Grandma’s Living Room. A musician and arts educator, Billingsley dives into [...]

Chicagoan Lonnie Norwood Jr. Teaches “The Gospel Essentials” to Youth Nationwide

2020-09-30T00:45:39-05:00September 30th, 2020|

By Bob Marovich Earlier this year, the Chicago Children’s Choir was busy coordinating some 5,000 youth meeting in various in-school and after-school ensembles throughout the region. The sound of song was in the air everywhere. Then COVID-19 happened. Choirs became potential virus spreaders. Everything moved to virtual learning. CCC launched [...]

“Trouble Don’t Last Always” – P.U.S.H.

2020-09-24T01:58:10-05:00September 24th, 2020|

“Trouble Don’t Last Always”P.U.S.H.Independent (release date: January 1, 2020) By Bob Marovich Little did P.U.S.H. know when they released their single “Trouble Don’t Last Always” back in January that the sentiment would be more prophetic than they could have ever anticipated. This female quartet from Alexander City, Alabama, has a [...]

Koryn Hawthorne – I Am

2020-09-17T15:50:33-05:00September 17th, 2020|

Koryn Hawthorne I Am RCA Inspiration (release date: September 18, 2020) www.rcainspiration.com By Bob Marovich I Am, the new album by Koryn Hawthorne, the award-winning gospel singer and finalist on The Voice, is as contemporary as this minute. The musical mission of her best-selling 2018 debut Unstoppable, to bathe Christian [...]

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