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JGM Pick of the Week – June 10, 2026
Dawne Cole is from Chicago and her Windy City chops come out loud and clear on “I Called On Jesus,” a traditional-style selection about the power of prayer.
RIP Dr. Ron Kenoly: Praise & Worship Music Pioneer
By Robert M. Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Ron Kenoly. He transitioned from earth to glory on Tuesday, February 3, at age 81. On the strength of his 1992 Hosanna Music album Lift Him Up, Kenoly became one of the [...]
68th GRAMMY Awards: Winners in Christian and Gospel Categories
Congratulations to the Christian and Gospel artists who went home with hardware at the 68th Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.
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JGM Pick of the Week – June 10, 2026
Dawne Cole is from Chicago and her Windy City chops come out loud and clear on “I Called On Jesus,” a traditional-style selection about the power of prayer.
RIP Dr. Ron Kenoly: Praise & Worship Music Pioneer
By Robert M. Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Ron Kenoly. He transitioned from earth to glory on Tuesday, February 3, at age 81. On the strength of his 1992 Hosanna Music album Lift Him Up, Kenoly became one of the [...]
68th GRAMMY Awards: Winners in Christian and Gospel Categories
Congratulations to the Christian and Gospel artists who went home with hardware at the 68th Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.
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Bishop Richard John "Mr. Clean" White Sr. passed away on August 11, 2024. He was 60 years old.
Jerrold Paine Norwood, a founding member of the platinum-selling Chicago-based gospel music ensemble Shekinah Glory Ministry, passed away of cancer complications on August 4, 2024. He was 60.
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between early May and early July 2024.
“I Feel the Spirit” Jason Singleton & the Sound of Destiny Choir Singletone Music Group (release date: March 30, 2024)
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“I Can’t Give Up” Byron Cage From the AIR / Malaco Music Group CD Isolation www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich It turns out the title of multiple Stellar Awardee Byron Cage’s September 2019 album, Isolation, was prophetic. But on “I Can’t Give Up,” the album's latest single release, Cage and his background vocalists declare that their [...]
“Precious Lord, Take My Hand” Dr. Henry Jackson From the Hawke Music CD Good to Me (release date: July 24, 2019) https://www.hawkemusicllc.com By Bob Marovich It’s great to hear new recordings from Dr. Henry Jackson, an alumnus of the Los Angeles Community Choir and Cleveland Singers, as well as a group leader, soloist and songwriter [...]
“Alright” Bishop Larry Trotter & Sweet Holy Spirit Choir From the forthcoming album Restored By Bob Marovich Bishop Larry Trotter and the choir of his Sweet Holy Spirit Church on Chicago’s Southeast side offer encouragement in the full-throated, hand-clapping, church-wrecking style emblematic of the Windy City gospel choir sound. In a sandpaper-rough baritone, Trotter sings [...]
“Happy in Jesus” Exciting Holy Sons From the album Finally Live in Chicago Independent (release date: August 7, 2020) By Bob Marovich If you are a fan of Chicago’s Victory Travelers, you’ll enjoy Chicago's Exciting Holy Sons. Both groups offer up meaty traditional gospel quartet fare, complete with pulpit-honed messages, squalling lead singers, and the [...]
“Trust and Believe”Mona MooreIndependent (release date: July 2, 2020)Available on iTunesBy Bob MarovichMona Moore’s affecting treatment of the dramatic "Trust and Believe" is what sells the single.From Houston, Texas, Moore reminds the listener that God is a “miracle worker,” so don't fret: “God will do what he said He will do.” The lyric inspiration comes [...]
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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.
By Bob Marovich Another radio angel has earned his eternal wings. Zadella "Mama" Curtis informed us of the passing of Henry Dunn of Akron, Ohio. Dunn was a gospel recording artist, longtime radio announcer, and member of the Gospel Music Workshop of America's Gospel Announcers Guild (now the Alliance). It is at the GMWA where [...]
NASHVILLE, TN - Central South Distribution (CSD) mourns the death of President and Co-Founder Charles Henry Adams, known by the Gospel Music Industry as Chuck Adams. Chuck passed away on May 27th at his home in Franklin, TN. In the 60’s Chuck moved to Nashville and worked for Southern Records. He and two of his [...]
