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RIP: Rodessa Barrett Porter, the Last of the Original Barrett Sisters
Rodessa Barrett Porter, the last of the original Barrett Sisters, passed away December 16, 2024, one day after her 94th birthday.
RIP: Jackie Gouche’-Farris, Gospel Music Songwriter, Composer of “Somebody Somewhere”
JDI Records informed the Journal of Gospel Music that singer, pianist, and songwriter Jackie Gouche'-Farris, mother of rapper D Smoke and sister of bassist Andrew Gouche' (Gladys Knight, Walter Hawkins), passed away on August 10. She died of complications from an auto accident that occurred on Easter Sunday, March 31, [...]
RIP: Bishop Richard John “Mr. Clean” White Sr.
Bishop Richard John "Mr. Clean" White Sr. passed away on August 11, 2024. He was 60 years old.
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RIP: Rodessa Barrett Porter, the Last of the Original Barrett Sisters
Rodessa Barrett Porter, the last of the original Barrett Sisters, passed away December 16, 2024, one day after her 94th birthday.
RIP: Jackie Gouche’-Farris, Gospel Music Songwriter, Composer of “Somebody Somewhere”
JDI Records informed the Journal of Gospel Music that singer, pianist, and songwriter Jackie Gouche'-Farris, mother of rapper D Smoke and sister of bassist Andrew Gouche' (Gladys Knight, Walter Hawkins), passed away on August 10. She died of complications from an auto accident that occurred on Easter Sunday, March 31, [...]
RIP: Bishop Richard John “Mr. Clean” White Sr.
Bishop Richard John "Mr. Clean" White Sr. passed away on August 11, 2024. He was 60 years old.
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This episode includes music reviewed on JGM between late May and late June 2023
Pastor Mike Jr., Blacksmoke Music Worldwide recording artist, took home eight statues, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, for "Impossible," at the 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards celebration.
Shekinah Glory Ministry presents the Fresh Fire Live Recording Experience on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 @ 7:00 PM CST at Valley Kingdom Ministries International.
JGM announces the passing of gospel quartet singer and group leader Robert Dixon of the Salem Travelers.
For those who feel lost and “stuck in the moment / and the moment won’t let you go,” the Caleb Project is here to tell you “He’ll do it for you.”
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“You Deserve” Angela Moss Poole 141st Lane Music (release date: May 24, 2019) www.AngelaMossPoole.com By Bob Marovich Angela Moss Poole gives her own composition, “You Deserve,” a deliciously light touch. The song moves from gentle to overflowing and back again as Angela realizes that trying to describe God ultimately leads to simply praising the indescribable. [...]
“Okay” Rahdyah Renee’ Mike2Mike Music (release date: October 29, 2019) www.rahdyahrenee.com By Bob Marovich “Okay,” the debut single by Philadelphia-born vocalist Rahdyah Renee’, latches onto your subconscious in the first few bars and doesn’t let go until you sit up and take notice. It’s a well-crafted, and well-sung, sacred pop song that reassures listeners life [...]
“Do You Know Him” The Fantastic Bibletones From the CD Just As I Am (release date: July 22, 2019) https://www.thefantasticbibletones.com/ By Bob Marovich Former Pick of the Week recipients the Fantastic Bibletones are back with a spirited redux of Brother Joe May’s 1950 breakout hit, “Do You Know Him.” The female quartet from St. Louis [...]
“Happy” Edward “Busta” Fields & Friends DarkChild Gospel / BF Sounds Music (release date: April 21, 2019) By Bob Marovich Edward “Busta” Fields & Friends’ new single “Happy” is not a gospelized version of the Pharrell Williams hit from 2013 but a declaration that “holiness is right” and that all happiness comes through faithfulness to [...]
“Leave It Alone” Alvin Darling From the Emtro Gospel CD Leave It Alone (release date: September 20, 2019) By Bob Marovich From singer, songwriter, pastor, and Stellar and Dove Award nominee Alvin Darling comes “Leave It Alone,” a quartet-flavored roof-raiser. The verses string together familiar church aphorisms while the chorus sums it up: “God can [...]
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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.
JGM offers its sympathies on the passing of Elder John Powell, the husband of gospel singer Sara Jordan Powell.
Pastor Arlester Washington with the Anointed Central Kentucky Mass Choir. By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music is saddened to learn of the transition of Elder Arlester Washington, gospel artist and pastor of Now Faith Worship Center in Lexington, Kentucky, as a result of a two-vehicle collision on Tuesday, April 9. Originally [...]
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