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“Don’t Wonder About It” – The Calvin Delites
From the opening strains of “Don’t Wonder About It,” the female quartet from Memphis, Tennessee, makes it plain that their feet are planted firmly in the traditional church.
RIP B.J. Thomas, Grammy Award-Winning Christian Singer-Songwriter
By Robert M. Marovich Although he may be best known for recording chart-topping classics like "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," "Hooked on a Feeling," and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," singer-songwriter and country-pop artist Billy Joe "B. J." Thomas was also a born-again Christian [...]
“Amazing Grace” – The McCrary Sisters
“Amazing Grace” The McCrary Sisters McCrary Sisters Productions (release date: April 30, 2021) www.mccrarysisters.com By Robert M. Marovich Only the McCrary Sisters, who could sing the phone book (remember those?) into the gospel charts, could pull off “Amazing Grace” sung to the tune of “House of the Rising Sun.” Except, [...]
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Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews gospel recording artist Lil Prince.
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“Don’t Wonder About It” – The Calvin Delites
From the opening strains of “Don’t Wonder About It,” the female quartet from Memphis, Tennessee, makes it plain that their feet are planted firmly in the traditional church.
RIP B.J. Thomas, Grammy Award-Winning Christian Singer-Songwriter
By Robert M. Marovich Although he may be best known for recording chart-topping classics like "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," "Hooked on a Feeling," and "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song," singer-songwriter and country-pop artist Billy Joe "B. J." Thomas was also a born-again Christian [...]
“Amazing Grace” – The McCrary Sisters
“Amazing Grace” The McCrary Sisters McCrary Sisters Productions (release date: April 30, 2021) www.mccrarysisters.com By Robert M. Marovich Only the McCrary Sisters, who could sing the phone book (remember those?) into the gospel charts, could pull off “Amazing Grace” sung to the tune of “House of the Rising Sun.” Except, [...]
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Recently acclaimed by Rolling Stone as one of 25 "must see acts" at this year's SXSW (South by Southwest) festival, the Jones Family Singers let their traditional roots show with [...]
Arthur Sutton, member of Chicago's famed Willing Four and leader of Arthur Sutton and the Gift of Praise, joins wife Janet and her national award-winning Voices of Acme on an [...]
Darlene Love Oscars Speech Turns Into A Gospel Song, Earns Standing Ovation (VIDEO)
“If This is Faith”Duawne StarlingAvailable on iTunesAt one time, gospel tenor Duawne Starling was “twenty feet from stardom,” singing background for top-shelf artists such as Pastor Donnie McClurkin. His flexible [...]
Love and Honor: The Life of Rev. Julius Cheeks at Told by His Daughter JudyJudy CheeksBookBaby (October, 2013; 100 pages)Available for Kindle on Amazon.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel [...]
Macheeste’ MissNyx leaksRedemptionTate Music Group (released Sept. 17, 2013)Available on iTunes, Amazon, and other online retailersBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogRedemption is a fine debut CD from Maryland-based [...]
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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.
