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Happy 20th Anniversary to the Journal of Gospel Music
On July 28, 2004, the Black Gospel Blog - renamed the Journal of Gospel Music on July 28, 2014 - was born.
“Speak” – Angel Taylor
“Speak”Angel TaylorAwspire Records (release date: August 5, 2022)By Robert M. MarovichOn “Speak,” Angel Taylor revisits the easy urban contemporary swing of Trin-i-tee 5:7, the award-winning female vocal group of which she was once part.Whispery vocals, finger popping, and playful beats adorn Travis Finley’s silky love song to Jesus, whose holy [...]
“Too Hot to Handel” Indescribable, Says Pianist Alvin Waddles: “You Have to Experience It”
Nineteen years ago, Suzanne Mallare Acton, music director and conductor of Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah, was in a real jam. Her pianist, Detroit jazz legend Harold McKinney, pulled out of the jazz-gospel interpretation of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah just days before opening night. Needing a musician who could read a score and improvise, she picked up the phone and called the one pianist she knew could fill both bills: Alvin Waddles.
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Happy 20th Anniversary to the Journal of Gospel Music
On July 28, 2004, the Black Gospel Blog - renamed the Journal of Gospel Music on July 28, 2014 - was born.
“Speak” – Angel Taylor
“Speak”Angel TaylorAwspire Records (release date: August 5, 2022)By Robert M. MarovichOn “Speak,” Angel Taylor revisits the easy urban contemporary swing of Trin-i-tee 5:7, the award-winning female vocal group of which she was once part.Whispery vocals, finger popping, and playful beats adorn Travis Finley’s silky love song to Jesus, whose holy [...]
“Too Hot to Handel” Indescribable, Says Pianist Alvin Waddles: “You Have to Experience It”
Nineteen years ago, Suzanne Mallare Acton, music director and conductor of Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah, was in a real jam. Her pianist, Detroit jazz legend Harold McKinney, pulled out of the jazz-gospel interpretation of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah just days before opening night. Needing a musician who could read a score and improvise, she picked up the phone and called the one pianist she knew could fill both bills: Alvin Waddles.
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“I Give You Praise” Robert E. Person feat. Richard Smallwood From the forthcoming REP album Classic Covers www.roberteperson.com By Bob Marovich Covering Richard Smallwood’s composition “I Give You Praise” is commendable. [...]
Jermaine Dolly The Dolly Express DarkChild Gospel / By Any Means Necessary LLC (release date: June 9, 2017) By Bob Marovich The [...]
Bigger Than Me Le’Andria RCA Inspiration (release date: July 21, 2017) By Bob Marovich Bigger Than Me, Le’Andria Johnson’s fifth album, is her best album since her 2011 debut, the chart-topping Music [...]
Left to right: Tyscot Records A&R Director, Sidney Scott; Bishop Cortez Vaughn; Tyscot Records founder, Dr. Leonard S. Scott; and Tyscot Records President, Bryant S. Scott at Tyscot Records [...]
Sherwin Gardner Greater Flow Masters / Tyscot Records (global release: May 26, 2017) www.tyscot.com By Bob Marovich Those who follow my reviews know I’m not typically sold on an album's selected [...]
“Grace” Charles Jenkins & Fellowship Chicago feat. Le’Andria Johnson Inspired People, LLC (release date: July 7, 2017) Available from digital media outlets By Bob Marovich Pastor Charles Jenkins & Fellowship [...]
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In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
By Robert Marovich
In A City Called Heaven, gospel announcer and music historian Robert Marovich shines a light on the humble origins of a majestic genre and its indispensable bond to the city where it found its voice: Chicago.
