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RIP: Kenneth Woods Jr.: Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Group Leader, Choir Director, Educator
Kenneth Woods Jr. transitioned from labor to reward this morning, August 2, 2023. He was 94.
“He’ll Be There” – RiZen
“He’ll Be There” RiZen DAF Entertainment Group / Tyscot By Robert M. Marovich Although Adriann Lewis-Freeman has carved out a solo career, it’s been a few years since the Stellar Award-winning RiZen vocal group has come together to release a new single. The drought is over with “He’ll Be There.” [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: May 3, 2021
“Be Alright” Friends aka Anointed Friends Thompson Records (release date: March 15, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich In “Be Alright,” the female quartet Friends (aka Anointed Friends) deliver a simple song of reassurance and encouragement to a driving countrified beat. The ladies pepper their lyrics with familiar church aphorisms (e.g., [...]
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RIP: Kenneth Woods Jr.: Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Group Leader, Choir Director, Educator
Kenneth Woods Jr. transitioned from labor to reward this morning, August 2, 2023. He was 94.
“He’ll Be There” – RiZen
“He’ll Be There” RiZen DAF Entertainment Group / Tyscot By Robert M. Marovich Although Adriann Lewis-Freeman has carved out a solo career, it’s been a few years since the Stellar Award-winning RiZen vocal group has come together to release a new single. The drought is over with “He’ll Be There.” [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: May 3, 2021
“Be Alright” Friends aka Anointed Friends Thompson Records (release date: March 15, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich In “Be Alright,” the female quartet Friends (aka Anointed Friends) deliver a simple song of reassurance and encouragement to a driving countrified beat. The ladies pepper their lyrics with familiar church aphorisms (e.g., [...]
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Photo credit: The TennesseanOur friend Gary from Dutch Radio informed TBGB this morning that Rev. Dr. Morgan Babb, member of the famed Radio Four quartet, solo artist, pastor, and radio [...]
“Only the Grace”Lemmie BattlesFrom the Ashro Music & Media CD Testifywww.ashrorecords.comChicago Mass Choir alumna and powerhouse vocalist Lemmie Battles shows what she’s made of, in more ways than one, on [...]
Dee-1Psalms of David II Dee1 Music (released October 19, 2013)www.Dee1Music.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogNew Orleans’ MC Dee-1 made history at the end of 2013 by being one [...]
Charlie Horner of Classic Urban Harmony informed TBGB that Rev. Brenda Boone’s annual Black History Month gospel concert will take place at 4:00 PM, Sunday, Feb 23, 2014, at Willet Hall, 3701 [...]
Pastor H.E. Dixon & Truth TabernacleOld Time Country ChurchSaw Mill Records (2007)www.ministriesoftruthtabernacle.orgBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogThis CD escaped me upon its release nearly seven years ago, but [...]
“You Alone”Arkansas Gospel Mass ChoirFrom the Emtro Music Group/T Records CDYou Alone (2013)www.agmchoir.comNa Asia Barnes’ lovely lead work is the highlight on “You Alone,” a delicate praise ballad rendered in glossy [...]
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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.
