“Great Things”
The Church Boyz
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“This is for everybody going through…great things are coming your way!”
So exhorts The Church Boyz, Chicago’s new, young quartet with the old-time sound. Their uptempo number “Great Things” is a local hit with national legs. No surprise. Has there ever been a better time for “Great Things” than now? Anywhere?
“Great Things” is led by Pastor Terrence Keys, who by the end of the song is fully clothed in the preacher’s cadence. It’s a song of breakthrough, of blessings coming, a sentiment especially popular with today’s gospel songwriters because it resonates with today’s gospel music enthusiasts.
In other words: if art expresses the aspirations and desires of a society, twenty-first century gospel music, as an art form, expresses excited anticipation of a better day ahead. ‘Course it always did, one way or another, but this time, the anticipation seems more confidently stated. Amen!
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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