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Greater St. Stephen Ministries Celebrates 40 Years of Musical Excellence With Historic Live Reunion Choir Recording
The Greater St. Stephen Reunion Choir, featuring Bishop Paul S. Morton, will celebrate 40 years with a live recording, Monday, July 7, at 6:00 p.m. at Greater St. Stephen in New Orleans.
Earl Bynum and Jim Vierra Form Partnership to Create and Deliver New Music and Inspirational Content
Dr. Earl Bynum and Jim Vierra announce their powerful partnership between Bynum’s Lrae Entertainment® and Vierra’s Fifty Something Records.
JGM Music Hour – Episode 182
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between January 1 and March 11, 2025.
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Greater St. Stephen Ministries Celebrates 40 Years of Musical Excellence With Historic Live Reunion Choir Recording
The Greater St. Stephen Reunion Choir, featuring Bishop Paul S. Morton, will celebrate 40 years with a live recording, Monday, July 7, at 6:00 p.m. at Greater St. Stephen in New Orleans.
Earl Bynum and Jim Vierra Form Partnership to Create and Deliver New Music and Inspirational Content
Dr. Earl Bynum and Jim Vierra announce their powerful partnership between Bynum’s Lrae Entertainment® and Vierra’s Fifty Something Records.
JGM Music Hour – Episode 182
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between January 1 and March 11, 2025.
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“The Blood” Paul Porter & Melvin Williams From the Marxan-Blackberry Records album The Kings of Quartet Vol. 1
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“Amazing” Pastor Mike Jr. Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: July 30, 2021) www.pastormikejr.com By Robert M. Marovich Pastor Mike McClure Jr., better known as Pastor Mike Jr., the 2021 Stellar Awards Artist of the Year and gospel music's current It Guy, cleverly gospelizes Gnarls Barkley’s 2006 smash hit “Crazy” as “Amazing.” Amazingly, it works. To [...]
“Still Faithful” Christina Bell feat. Fred Hammond From the Malaco Music Group CD Still Faithful (release date: July 30, 2021) www.malaco.com By Robert M. Marovich With or without assistance from gospel legend Fred Hammond, “Still Faithful” is former Z'iel member Christina Bell’s best solo single yet. To a lilting melody, Bell declares on the title [...]
“It’s Time” Mary Glover Independent (released October 20, 2020) By Robert M. Marovich In tone, tempo, and message, Mary Glover’s “It’s Time” commands people to snap out of it, get right, act right, and be joyful in the Lord. Glover’s sassy and declarative alto, honed in the community of quartet singers, is the ideal vehicle [...]
“I’d Rather Have Jesus” True Believers Malaco Music Group / 4 Winds (release date: June 23, 2021) www.malaco.com By Robert M. Marovich From the opening vocal harmony riff and the incessant piano triplets to the ultra-soulful lead vocals by Castro Coleman, “I’d Rather Have Jesus” sounds like a 1960s soul record but it is as [...]
“Ain’t Nobody Like Jesus” Ron Rawls Red Torch Music (release date: June 15, 2021) www.rawlsmusic.com By Robert M. Marovich Ron Rawls may be best known as the music director for Christian artist Mandisa; he worked on her Grammy and Dove Award-winning album, Overcomer (2013). On “Ain’t Nobody Like Jesus,” a bracing pop-flavored ode of gratitude [...]
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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.
Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews Casey J, whose "Fill Me Up" is currently in the Top 20 of Billboard's Top Gospel Airplay Chart.
Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews Miles D. Mealing, leader of the Rhythm of Gospel Award winning Miles D. Mealing & Nu' Movement. Hear the group's new single, "I'm a Survivor," immediately following the interview.
UK gospel artist Pastor Sue Neil talks with the Journal of Gospel Music's Bob Marovich about her life and career in gospel music and ministry. Hear her new single, "Shining," immediately following the interview.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (February 16, 2021) - GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame member, CARMAN, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at a Las Vegas, Nevada hospital, after fighting a series of complications resulting from surgery to repair a hiatal hernia. Carman Dominic Licciardello, known to fans worldwide as “Carman,” was 65. Born January 19, [...]
By Robert M. Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Douglas Miller, a choir director, singer, songwriter, and contributor to the International Music Department of the Church of God in Christ. The following is a brief bio I wrote for the Malaco Music Group website. UPDATE: Special [...]
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