By Robert M. Marovich JGM learned from Darrell Luster of the Malaco Music Group that Mr. Haywood Barnes of the Sunset Jubilaires gospel quartet passed away on August 14, 2023. He was born February 23, 1941. Here is the announcement from the obituary page: We are sad to announce that [...]
JGM was saddened to learn of the transition of Bishop Claude Odell Timmons, a gospel music artist and religious leader.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023, saw the passing of two towering figures in the history of African American gospel music: musician and educator Kenneth Woods Jr. and Professor L. Stanley Davis.
Kenneth Woods Jr. transitioned from labor to reward this morning, August 2, 2023. He was 94.
By Robert M. Marovich JGM is saddened to learn of the passing of Carnell Murrell. Here is a short bio we contributed to the Malaco Music Group website some years ago: Born in Detroit on June 25, 1962, gospel songwriter, group leader, musician and singer Carnell Murrell spent his early [...]
JGM announces the passing of gospel quartet singer and group leader Robert Dixon of the Salem Travelers.
The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to learn of the transition of gospel singer Ms. C. Ashley Brown-Lawrence.
JGM is saddened to learn of the passing of Spencer Bouvier Taylor III, drummer and singer with the legendary quartet the Highway QCs.
Lloyd Cannady Jr., age 80, slipped away peacefully on Monday, May 1, 2023.
By Robert M. Marovich Paul Beasley, a celebrated gospel quartet singer, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023, at the age of 78. Born in Louisiana, Beasley spent a long career singing tenor with the Gospel Keynotes, alongside Willie Neal Johnson, Gino Smith, Val Alexander, and Johnny Jones. He also [...]
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