Contemporary Christian Music

JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2016

JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2016

Bob Marovich2016-09-06T22:51:15-05:00September 6th, 2016|

“Faith Can” Debbie Cochran From the album Faith Can (single released September 2, 2016) www.cdbaby.com/cd/debbiecochran5 There’s nothing like country music to evoke the angst of heartbreak. When combined with spirituality and faith, country music can turn heartbreak into inspiration. That’s what you get with “Faith Can,” a country ballad composed and [...]

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Gretchen Keskeys – Walking in the Spirit

Gretchen Keskeys – Walking in the Spirit

Bob Marovich2016-08-25T02:04:40-05:00August 25th, 2016|

Gretchen Keskeys Walking in the Spirit Creative Soul Records (released June 27, 2016) www.gretchenkeskeys.com By Bob Marovich For singer-songwriter Gretchen Keskeys, her debut album Walking in the Spirit is not only a vehicle for sharing her religious commitment, it is also a vehicle for personal catharsis. As a teen, Keskeys, the [...]

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JGM Pick of the Week: March 28, 2016

JGM Pick of the Week: March 28, 2016

Bob Marovich2016-03-30T01:19:04-05:00March 30th, 2016|

“Living for Jesus” Sophiya Rocktown Records (2015) http://praiseworldradio.com/sophiya-living-for-jesus What makes “Living for Jesus” special is the robust elegance with which singer, songwriter, worship leader, and TV personality Sophia Ariba (aka Sophiya) delivers the lush, melodic worship ballad. Given the multicultural popularity of P&W today, the Nigerian singer’s style can fit in [...]

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Holly Ann – Light and Bloom

Holly Ann – Light and Bloom

Bob Marovich2016-02-24T22:39:31-06:00February 24th, 2016|

Holly Ann Light and Bloom Deeper Well Records (release date: January 13, 2016) www.deeper-well.com By Bob Marovich Last year, Liz Vice demonstrated that some of the best spiritual music doesn’t have to come from established channels of gospel and CCM talent. Portland, Oregon's Christian alternative singer-songwriter Holly Ann Winchell (aka [...]

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Gospel Music Icon Buck Rambo Passes Away

Gospel Music Icon Buck Rambo Passes Away

Bob Marovich2016-02-22T02:18:12-06:00February 22nd, 2016|

Nashville, Tenn (February 21, 2016) - Gospel music legend Richard Fay "Buck” Rambo, beloved patriarch of the Gospel music family, The Rambos, died, February 21, 2016, at 6:02 PM in Palmetto, Florida, at the age of 84, surrounded by his loving wife Mae and family members. He was born in [...]

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Nicol Sponberg – Awake My Soul

Nicol Sponberg – Awake My Soul

Bob Marovich2015-12-31T04:46:14-06:00December 31st, 2015|

Nicol Sponberg Awake My Soul Discovery House (release date: September 18, 2015) https://dhp.org/ By Bob Marovich As a Catholic kid attending Catholic elementary school, I spent many a weekly church service singing along to the austere church hymns that the organist pumped out at lock-step rhythm. But to a 1970s [...]

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Sandra McCracken – Psalms

Sandra McCracken – Psalms

Bob Marovich2015-12-17T16:54:35-06:00December 17th, 2015|

Sandra McCracken Psalms (2015) www.sandramccracken.com By Bob Marovich Nashville singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken —more accurately described as a singer-hymnist—is breathing new life into traditional church music. On Psalms, her latest in a string of solo albums going back fifteen years, McCracken demonstrates that the austere melodies and lyrics that served as [...]

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URIM7 – The Assignment

URIM7 – The Assignment

Bob Marovich2015-12-12T21:17:42-06:00December 12th, 2015|

URIM 7 The Assignment JOSJOI Productions (2015) https://www.reverbnation.com/urim7band By Bob Marovich Not all Jamaican music is reggae, dancehall, rock steady, or any of the other popular sounds associated with the country. In fact, with rare exception, as Mike McGonigal pointed out in his notes to the reissue collection, Noah Found [...]

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JGM Pick of the Week: December 7, 2015

JGM Pick of the Week: December 7, 2015

Bob Marovich2015-12-08T19:04:19-06:00December 8th, 2015|

“Nada me Faltara’” Denyse Bittencourt From the CD Um Minuto Mais www.denysebittencourt.com.br “Nada me Faltara’,” from Brazilian songstress and songwriter Denyse Bittencourt’s Um Minuto Mais, envelops the listener in an easy warmth of mood and tone. Bittencourt’s crystal clear soprano is tinged with just enough passion to bring the song to [...]

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Appointed2 – This Journey

Appointed2 – This Journey

Bob Marovich2015-10-02T03:39:55-05:00October 2nd, 2015|

Appointed2 This Journey (2014) www.appointed2.com By Bob Marovich Husband-and-wife music evangelists Randy and Amy Nichols are part of a tradition going back nearly a century, and perhaps longer. The difference is that back in the day, evangelists sang and played stringed instruments on street corners. The Nichols’s, known as Appointed2, [...]

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