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JGM Pick of the Week – October 10, 2023
Pastor Mike Jr.’s latest single “Windows” is an exhilarating gush of gratitude for blessings so readily available that they flow through open windows like fresh air or rays of morning sunshine.
Dottie Rambo – It’s the Soul of Me (remastered)
Dottie Rambo It’s the Soul of Me (remastered) Original release: Heart Warming Records 1968 Provident Distribution/Sony Music (release date: July 30, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich In the year the Recording Academy introduced the Grammy Award category for Best Soul Gospel Performance, the nominees were the Swan Silvertones, the Staple [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 2, 2021
“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, [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week – October 10, 2023
Pastor Mike Jr.’s latest single “Windows” is an exhilarating gush of gratitude for blessings so readily available that they flow through open windows like fresh air or rays of morning sunshine.
Dottie Rambo – It’s the Soul of Me (remastered)
Dottie Rambo It’s the Soul of Me (remastered) Original release: Heart Warming Records 1968 Provident Distribution/Sony Music (release date: July 30, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich In the year the Recording Academy introduced the Grammy Award category for Best Soul Gospel Performance, the nominees were the Swan Silvertones, the Staple [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 2, 2021
“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, [...]
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Elain ThomasSongs in the Key of Jazz (2013)www.reverbnation.com/elainthomasBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogDespite the well-worn argument about "devil's music" vs. "God's music," gospel and jazz and blues—and now [...]
“I’m More Than a Conqueror”Ajaay Swindell & Companywww.ajaayswindell.comAs much affirmation as prayer, “I’m More Than a Conqueror” is a hard-hitting, rock-fueled contemporary gospel that encourages the listener to remain steadfast [...]
Gospel artist, songwriter, and iconic choir director Ricky Dillard tells TBGB's Bob Marovich about his early music influences; the growth and development of New G; how grace undergirds his new [...]
Tone Ross & Inspired performing at last night's preview concertBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThe Chicago Chapter of the Recording Academy joined forces with the city's Department of [...]
Shirlene JacksonWowCRNI (2011)Available at CD BabyBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWow is a self-produced five-track EP by Shirlene Jackson of New Edinburg, Arkansas. A capable gospel singer who [...]
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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.
