The Soundtrack of that Old Time Religion
Since May 2001, Bob Marovich has hosted Gospel Memories, a one-hour program of classic gospel, spiritual, and jubilee music from the 1890s through the 1980s. Past guests of the show include Rev. Claude Jeter of the Swan Silvertones, Margaret Allison of the Angelic Gospel Singers, Lorenza Brown Porter of the Argo Singers, Pastor Shirley Caesar, and Etta James. The show airs every Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. Central Time on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago. You can listen live at www.wluw.org or via podcast at https://journalofgospelmusic.com/gospel-memories-radio-show/.
June 7, 2025
Episode Description
William Luck hosts the show this week with selections from the Gospel Wonders, Barbara Jean Mayes, Bill Spivery and the Sons of Truth, Bobby Jones and New Life, Spiritual Wings, and others.
Playlist
Testify – George Hines and the Gospel Winds (King)
Sunday Saint – Bill Spivery and the Sons of Truth (Dee-Jay)
Somebody’s Always Doing Things Wrong – Middletone Gospel Singers (Jar-Val)
That’s Good Enough – Gospel Wonders (Gospel)
Just Beyond the Jordan River – Rev. Alonzo J. Harrell (Mel-Par)
I’ll Be Satisfied – The Harmonizers (High Water)
Lord I’m In Your Care – Spiritual Wings (Rising Sun)
I Feel Good – Evangelist Hattie Finney with the Straight Street Choir (Straight Street Holiness Church)
Sooner or Later – Bobby Jones and New Life (Free Spirit)
Heaven on My Mind – Sensational Free Grace (Tap)
Oh Lord Help Me to Be – Spirits of West Point (Champ)
Words King Had to Say – Wright Singers of Miami, FL (Mission)
I’m Going Home on the Morning Train – Jimmy Collier and Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (Broadside)
He Will Understand – Rev. Drayton (C.O.G.I.C.)
Blood of Jesus – Barbara Jean Mayes (C.O.G.I.C.)
Lord, Make Old Devil Go Away – “Dusty Roads” Rowe (private press)
Not A Minute Too Late – United Spiritual Singers (No Mountain)
