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Celebrating its Third Anniversary, WGUY.LIVE Plays “Good Gospel Music – The Way It was Meant to be Heard.”
James Guy, better known as G-MAN, owns his own Internet radio station, Charlotte’s WGUY.LIVE, which celebrated its three-year anniversary in June of this year.
“I’ll Give to You the Best of Me” – Giovanni Zucchi (Gio’s Project)
A recent example of how gospel music is a global phenomenon can be found in Italy and on a single called “I’ll Give to You the Best of Me” by Giovanni Zucchi and Gio’s Project.
Kronos Quartet Reimagine Early Mahalia Jackson Recording Ahead of Tribute Project Out 4/3 via Smithsonian Folkways
GRAMMY-winning San Francisco string quartet Kronos Quartet is out with the third single, “God Shall Wipe All Tears Away,” from their forthcoming album Glorious Mahalia, out April 3 via Smithsonian Folkways.
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Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews gospel recording artist Lil Prince.
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Recent Posts
Celebrating its Third Anniversary, WGUY.LIVE Plays “Good Gospel Music – The Way It was Meant to be Heard.”
James Guy, better known as G-MAN, owns his own Internet radio station, Charlotte’s WGUY.LIVE, which celebrated its three-year anniversary in June of this year.
“I’ll Give to You the Best of Me” – Giovanni Zucchi (Gio’s Project)
A recent example of how gospel music is a global phenomenon can be found in Italy and on a single called “I’ll Give to You the Best of Me” by Giovanni Zucchi and Gio’s Project.
Kronos Quartet Reimagine Early Mahalia Jackson Recording Ahead of Tribute Project Out 4/3 via Smithsonian Folkways
GRAMMY-winning San Francisco string quartet Kronos Quartet is out with the third single, “God Shall Wipe All Tears Away,” from their forthcoming album Glorious Mahalia, out April 3 via Smithsonian Folkways.
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CeCe Winans’ take on the classic Christmas carol “Angels We Have Heard on High” is massive, orchestral, and as dramatic as a Broadway production number.
Rodessa Barrett Porter, the last of the original Barrett Sisters, passed away December 16, 2024, one day after her 94th birthday.
“Rise” Jokia From the motion picture soundtrack Love Mountain Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: May 17, 2024)
“Call On Him” Fantastik Violinaires feat. Danny Walker Millennium Sound Records (release date: September 27, 2024)
The artist offers some real talk on trusting in God’s love and protection, a lesson he learned from his grandmothers. No sugar coating on this testimony.
Tomlinson’s second single focuses on the conviction required, as well as the costs incurred, to achieve eternal life.
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LATEST PICK OF THE WEEK – SINGLES
“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 [...]
“Your Presence is a Gift” E. Dewey Smith Pebble Street Records (release date: March 5, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich If Dr. E. Dewey Smith, senior pastor of the House of Hope in Georgia, wanted to come out of the chute with just the right solo debut single, he could do no better than “Your [...]
“Heavenly”TaMyya JFrom the MM Music Group CD Love for Your Namehttps://tamyya-j.com/ By Robert M. Marovich “Heavenly” is the type of contemporary gospel song you swear you’ve heard before, which means it’s a solid record. Former Mary Mary background singer TaMyya J, who has already posted some singles on the Billboard gospel charts, likely has another [...]
“Thank You”Rufus JohnsonMiddle Boy Media (release date: July 19, 2020) By Robert M. Marovich Rufus Johnson, a native of Richmond, Virginia, expresses his gratitude to God on “Thank You” with a pocketful of shoulder-shaking beats and an R&B melody that is as fresh as right now. Johnson’s gratefulness for making it through the rough patches [...]
“New Orleans Medley” Jerard and Jovaun Independent (release date: December 4, 2020) By Robert M. Marovich Yes, this single came out late last year and yes, whatever vestiges of Mardi Gras that were able to take place this year are but a memory, but nevertheless, the “New Orleans Medley” conjures sufficient joy to be without [...]
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.
By Robert M. Marovich JGM was saddened to learn of the passing of singer Duranice Pace of the Pace Sisters on January 14, 2021, at age 62. Born May 13, 1958, in Atlanta’s Poole Creek community to Murphy and Bettie Ann Pace and brought up in the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Duranice was [...]
By Robert M. Marovich JGM learned that Sister Rosetta Davis, a longtime member and beloved soloist of the Charles Fold Singers of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away during the 2020 Christmas holiday. A firebrand of a singer, Davis started her singing career at a young age. In the 1950s, she was billed as the Little Blind [...]
