RIP: Lutha Mae Evans, Widow of Rev. Dr. Clay Evans
By Bob Marovich Jordan Phillips passed this sad news along to the Journal of Gospel Music:
RIP Billie Barrett Greenbey, Member of the Barrett Sisters
By Bob Marovich It is with heavy heart that I report the passing of Billie Barrett Greenbey today. She was a member of the award-winning gospel trio the Barrett Sisters. She had been in the hospital recently, but had come home and reports were encouraging. Alas, she is now singing [...]
Award-Winning Entertainment Executive Jovan Dawkins Launches Legacy Music Group
DAWKINS APPOINTS ERIC DAWKINS AS PRESIDENT OF A&R. LEGACY’S INITIAL ROSTER INCLUDES STELLAR GOSPEL GREATS FRED HAMMOND, TASHA (FORMALLY KNOWN AS TASHA PAGE-LOCKHART), DAWKINS & DAWKINS AND THE COMMISSIONED SOUNDTRACK, WITH MUCH MORE TO FOLLOW LOS ANGELES, CA (February 25, 2020) – Award-winning entertainment executive Jovan Dawkins is proud to [...]
62nd Grammy Award Winners
By Bob Marovich The following are the winners in the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards' Gospel and Contemporary Christian categories. Congratulations to them and to all the nominees! 36. Best Gospel Performance/Song LOVE THEORY Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter 37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song GOD ONLY KNOWS for KING & [...]
2019 – 2020 35th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Award Nominees
Congratulations to all the nominees! Category #1 ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Donald Lawrence presents the Tri-City Singers; Goshen; RCA Inspiration - JJ Hairston; Miracle Worker; JamesTown Music / Entertainment One - Kirk Franklin; Long Live Love; Fo Yo Soul/ RCA/ RCA Inspiration - Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Heart. Passion. Pursuit. [...]
Another Soldier Gone: Pastor James R. McClain
By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music learned of yet another passing, that of Pastor James R. McClain of the Willing Four. Here is a quick history of the Willing Four, much of which comes from McClain's own unpublished history of the gospel quartet from Chicago. Chicago’s Willing Four [...]
RIP: Rev. Maceo Woods, Pastor, Organist, Founder of “Gospel Supreme” Musical
The Maceo Woods Singers, ca. 1954. Maceo Woods is at bottom, center. By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to learn of the passing of the Reverend Maceo Woods today. Maceo Len Woods was born April 23, 1932, to Fred and Rosa Anna Anderson Woods, [...]
2nd Annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Awards Submissions Open
Washington, DC — The Independent Gospel Artists Alliance, Inc. (IGAA) has announced the 2nd Annual Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Awards celebrating independent Gospel, Christian, and Inspirational artists and their music. Artists can submit entries for award consideration starting January 1, 2020. The Independent Gospel Artists Alliance Awards recognizes the best [...]
TIME LIFE to Release Streaming-Only Audio Album from Chicago TV Series “Jubilee Showcase”
From a press release: TIME LIFE WILL RELEASE AUDIO PERFORMANCES FROM THE EMMY® AWARD WINNING GOSPEL TV SERIES "JUBILEE SHOWCASE” AS A STREAMING-ONLY ALBUM FEATURING RAW PERFORMANCES BY ICONIC GOSPEL ACTS SUCH AS ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS THE STAPLE SINGERS & THE SOUL STIRRERS, AND MORE! TIME LIFE [...]
RIP: Catherine Austin Baymon, Chicago Gospel Singer
By Bob Marovich MonaLisa Brown informed the Journal of Gospel Music that Ms. Catherine Austin Baymon, a longtime gospel vocalist with Chicago's Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Born in Canton, Mississippi, Catherine moved to Chicago with her mother when she was about to [...]
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