Herbert Pickard. Courtesy: YouTube By Bob Marovich Traditional gospel music enthusiast Jordan K. Phillips informed JGM that Herbert "Pee Wee" Pickard, noted organist and pianist who accompanied the Gospel Harmonettes, James Cleveland and the Voices of Tabernacle, and many other gospel artists, passed away today. Mr. Pickard, a resident [...]
Bob Marovich Steve Dale Many thanks to my friend Steve Dale for interviewing me about my book, A City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music. Our discussion was featured on "Steve Dale's Other World" for WGN Plus, [...]
Gospel winners at the 58th GRAMMY Awards: 36. Best Gospel Performance/Song "Wanna Be Happy?" – Kirk Franklin 37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song "Holy Spirit" – Francesca Battistelli 38. Best Gospel Album Covered: Alive in Asia [Live] (Deluxe) – Israel & Newbreed (RGM Newbreed/RCA Inspiration) 39. Best Contemporary Christian Music [...]
By Bob Marovich The year 2016 is not even two months old and is already looking like it will go down in history as The Year the Music Died. One more gospel artist, and a young person, no less, has left this earth for her eternal reward. Erica Bratton-McCollough, 43, [...]
By Bob Marovich Marcel West and Gregory Gay reported to JGM today that gospel singer Doris Sykes passed away. From A City Called Heaven: Chicago and the Birth of Gospel Music: Born in St. Louis and raised by an aunt and an uncle who was pastor of a Baptist Church, [...]
By Bob Marovich The gospel music world mourns the passing of Mrs. Jodi Litmon, an independent gospel artist from Cincinnati, Ohio, who recently racked up six nominations for the 2016 Rhythm of Gospel Awards, including New Artist of the Year. Mrs. Litmon was Founder and CEO of Jodi Litmon Heart [...]
ONE OF THE FIRST - ONE OF THE LAST Professor Alfred E. Miller (1927-2015) From Anthony Heilbut, author of The Gospel Sound and The Fan Who Knew Too Much: Excepting pioneer COGIC keyboard artists Arizona Dranes and Elder Charles Beck, Alfred E. Miller was the first pianist on records to [...]
...according to the Journal of Gospel Music. Click on the image above to listen to an uninterrupted mixtape of the ten songs. Playlist: Oh! – Jonathan McReynolds (eOne Music/Tehillah Music Group) Only Jesus – Alexis Spight (eOne Music/Uncle G Records) He Delivered Me – Pastor [...]
l. to r.: Bob Marovich, Willie Rogers, Otis Clay, Roscoe Robinson. Merrillville, IN, August 2015 - Blind Social Center Gala By Bob Marovich I was shocked and saddened, as many were, to hear about Otis Clay's passing today. He granted me an interview for the forthcoming Halo Records set [...]
The Whispers (Nick Caldwell at far left) From a press release: Nick Caldwell, one of the founding members of the legendary R&B group The Whispers who are best known for their #1 R&B hits “Rock Steady” (1987) and “And The Beat Goes On” (1980), has died as a [...]
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