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“Gospel,” Four-Hour Documentary with Henry Louis Gates Jr., to Premiere on PBS February 12-13, 2024
GOSPEL, a new four-hour docuseries from executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song. The series premieres on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS App, February 12 and 13, 2024, with a special companion concert premiering February 9. GOSPEL reunites Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, with directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris. They teamed up recently on MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. In GOSPEL, Gates speaks with dozens of clergymen, [...]
Ellen Hayes – We Owe It All to You
Ellen Hayes We Owe It All to You Songs & Melodies Records, LLC (release date: February 6, 2022) www.meetellenhayes.com By Robert M. Marovich Any new album featuring A. Jeffrey LaValley is going to grab my attention. LaValley, the veteran gospel musician whose “Revelations 19:1” was famously sampled on Kanye West’s [...]
Motown Gospel Signs South African Artist HLE in First-Ever Direct Global Deal
(NASHVILLE, TN) - February 17, 2022 - Motown Gospel, a division of Capitol CMG/Capitol/Universal Music Group, announces the signing of South African singer, songwriter, and television personality HLE to an exclusive recording agreement. The partnership is the first of its kind, representing the only direct signing of a global artist [...]
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“Gospel,” Four-Hour Documentary with Henry Louis Gates Jr., to Premiere on PBS February 12-13, 2024
GOSPEL, a new four-hour docuseries from executive producer, host, and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., explores the rich history of Black spirituality through sermon and song. The series premieres on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS App, February 12 and 13, 2024, with a special companion concert premiering February 9. GOSPEL reunites Gates, the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, with directors Stacey L. Holman and Shayla Harris. They teamed up recently on MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE. In GOSPEL, Gates speaks with dozens of clergymen, [...]
Ellen Hayes – We Owe It All to You
Ellen Hayes We Owe It All to You Songs & Melodies Records, LLC (release date: February 6, 2022) www.meetellenhayes.com By Robert M. Marovich Any new album featuring A. Jeffrey LaValley is going to grab my attention. LaValley, the veteran gospel musician whose “Revelations 19:1” was famously sampled on Kanye West’s [...]
Motown Gospel Signs South African Artist HLE in First-Ever Direct Global Deal
(NASHVILLE, TN) - February 17, 2022 - Motown Gospel, a division of Capitol CMG/Capitol/Universal Music Group, announces the signing of South African singer, songwriter, and television personality HLE to an exclusive recording agreement. The partnership is the first of its kind, representing the only direct signing of a global artist [...]
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Reginald Torian Sr. All Things Torian R.T.M. Records (2015) www.reginaldtoriansr.com By Bob Marovich As a member of the Impressions, Reginald Torian Sr. inherited a repertory that included love songs, dance [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (August 12, 2015) — The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced today, from the campus of Lipscomb University, the nominees in 41 categories for the 46th Annual GMA [...]
The Rhythm of Gospel Awards is the largest independent gospel music awards program in the nation. Gospel soloists, groups, choirs, hip hop artists, radio announcers, Internet radio stations, etc. who [...]
Swan Silvertones Amen, Amen, Amen: The Essential Collection Rock Beat Records /Archives Alive www.rockbeatrecords.com By Bob Marovich Few will dispute that the Swan Silvertones are among the finest gospel quartets [...]
“Grace” Yael Hilton Available on iTunes Fayetteville, North Carolina’s Yael Hilton sings the stuffing out of “Grace,” an unbridled exultation of the power of God’s abundant mercy on her life. [...]
“Something Big (Live)” Jekalyn Carr Lunjeal Music Group (released August 7, 2015) www.malaco.com Eighteen-year-old gospel singing sensation Jekalyn Carr reprises “Something Big,” her single from earlier this year, as a [...]
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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.
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.
