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RIP: Carnell Murrell – Gospel Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Group Leader
By Robert M. Marovich JGM is saddened to learn of the passing of Carnell Murrell. Here is a short bio we contributed to the Malaco Music Group website some years ago: Born in Detroit on June 25, 1962, gospel songwriter, group leader, musician and singer Carnell Murrell spent his early life plagued by one difficulty after another. He contracted polio as a child and then spent his teen years in a gang and struggling with drug addiction. His parents’ divorce didn’t help matters. Things changed for Murrell after he attended a revival at Pastor Edward Calloway’s Lighthouse Church of God [...]
Carrie Underwood – My Savior
Carrie Underwood My Savior Capitol Nashville (release date: March 26, 2021) www.umgnashville.com By Henry Carrigan for JGM My Savior is an album Carrie Underwood was born to make. Listening to her sing these songs carries us back to Sunday mornings in country churches where the vibrant beauty of these gospel [...]
Pastor Marvin Sapp Announces New Multi-Media Entertainment Production Company
Elev8 Media & Entertainment will Offer “Content at the Next Level;” Bows with Label Deal from Thirty Tigers Dallas, TX – April 1, 2021 – Marvin Sapp’s seasons continue to change. Today, he announces Elev8 Media & Entertainment - a new multimedia company that will be the hub for upcoming [...]
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RIP: Carnell Murrell – Gospel Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Group Leader
By Robert M. Marovich JGM is saddened to learn of the passing of Carnell Murrell. Here is a short bio we contributed to the Malaco Music Group website some years ago: Born in Detroit on June 25, 1962, gospel songwriter, group leader, musician and singer Carnell Murrell spent his early life plagued by one difficulty after another. He contracted polio as a child and then spent his teen years in a gang and struggling with drug addiction. His parents’ divorce didn’t help matters. Things changed for Murrell after he attended a revival at Pastor Edward Calloway’s Lighthouse Church of God [...]
Carrie Underwood – My Savior
Carrie Underwood My Savior Capitol Nashville (release date: March 26, 2021) www.umgnashville.com By Henry Carrigan for JGM My Savior is an album Carrie Underwood was born to make. Listening to her sing these songs carries us back to Sunday mornings in country churches where the vibrant beauty of these gospel [...]
Pastor Marvin Sapp Announces New Multi-Media Entertainment Production Company
Elev8 Media & Entertainment will Offer “Content at the Next Level;” Bows with Label Deal from Thirty Tigers Dallas, TX – April 1, 2021 – Marvin Sapp’s seasons continue to change. Today, he announces Elev8 Media & Entertainment - a new multimedia company that will be the hub for upcoming [...]
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Maceo Woods Singers, ca. 1952 - Woods is front, centerBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogRev. Maceo L. Woods, founder and pastor of Christian Tabernacle Church in Chicago and [...]
Pastor Milton R. Hawkins PresentsTemple of Deliverance Women’s Choir - LiveIn the SanctuaryHabakkuk Music (2013)www.habakkukmusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogWith a chorus of 200+ women and a parade [...]
Rev. Stef and JubilationA Jubilation Christmas (2013)www.RevStefandJubilation.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogA Jubilation Christmas is the New Jersey-based Jubilation’s first-ever holiday CD. Under the direction of Rev. Dr. [...]
Washington, DC: J.J. Hairston & the tenors from Youthful Praise will back Miss Piggy on a classic holiday song on the network TV special “Lady Gaga and the Muppets’ Holiday Spectacular” that [...]
It's YOUR turn to be the reviewer.Click below and listen to award-winning singer Miki Howard's version of "He Looked Beyond My Faults," then post your review in the comments section [...]
“The First Noel”Andrea McClurkin-MelliniCamdon Music (2013)Here's one for your holiday mp3 player:Taking her cue from the jazzy Christmas carols of Nat Cole and Ella Fitzgerald, Andrea McClurkin-Mellini (sister of Donnie) [...]
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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.
