This is information about gospel artists.
By Bob Marovich When his mother passed away in 2004, filmmaker David Licata began to ponder life’s timeless questions: What is our purpose on earth? What do we want to leave as a legacy? The result is a forthcoming documentary, A Life’s Work. Licata’s first feature-length project (he has completed two short [...]
CHAMPAIGN, IL & LOS ANGELES, CA (TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016) — Archeophone Records (www.archeophone.com) today announced that its highly-anticipated book and CD compilation, Waxing the Gospel: Mass Evangelism and the Phonograph, 1890-1900, will be released on September 30, 2016, and made available via all major brick and mortar and online [...]
Baylor University art professor Terry Roller and his Art 4331 students took on a special assignment: Design custom album jackets for 45 rpm discs in Baylor's Black Gospel Music Restoration Project, overseen by Professor Robert Darden. The students in Art 4331 came up with some very creative concepts - arguably [...]
Photo credit: Earl Gibson III NASHVILLE, TN (June 29, 2016) – The Reigning Queen of Gospel, Shirley Caesar, was honored in a jubilant celebration in Hollywood on Tuesday June 28, as her trailblazing music career was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Honored in [...]
Here is the official 2016 Winner List for the 2016 Rhythm of Gospel Awards, submitted by National Independent Gospel Music Association CEO Kris Jackson. Congratulations to the following individuals and groups: Contemporary CD Of The Year Robert E. Person – “Love Divine” Special Event CD Of The Year Dr. F. [...]
Industry leaders oversee the legacy and educational aspects of Gospel and Christian music NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 11, 2016) – The GMA Foundation is proud to announce its 2016-17 Board of Directors. The GMA Foundation’s mission is to continue to educate, preserve and invest in the Gospel and Christian music industry. [...]
Click on the image above to hear a one-hour special musical tribute to the late Min. Daryl Coley, originally broadcast on WLUW-FM Chicago's "Gospel Memories" on Saturday, March 26, 2016. (www.gospelmemories.com). JGM's Bob Marovich is host.
By Bob Marovich Janell Lancaster is a gospel announcer, singer, actor, dancer, and now a blogger. Last month, she launched Keep the Gospel Alive into the blogosphere. Its purpose, Lancaster says, is to serve as "a discussion and informational forum. . .to explore and bring awareness about the Gospel Industry [...]
Photo Credit: John Sturdy Tiffany Walden writes in The Reader about Chicago senior pastor Julian DeShazier who, as Christian rap artist J.Kwest, seeks "to find a middle ground where hip-hop and gospel music can coexist." Check it out here: J.Kwest.
By Bob Marovich For the past 30 years, musician, producer, and record label executive Michael Weatherspoon has seen what works and what doesn’t in church music ministry. In particular, he’s noticed that church members are often elevated to leadership positions without the proper leadership education. A lack of training, he says, [...]
