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King’s Collective: Writing Songs to Bless the Sunday Morning Congregation
By Robert M. Marovich What if your music ministry provided songs for not one church, nor two, nor even three, but hundreds? That’s what King’s Collective does. King’s Collective is the artistic arm of King’s Cathedral & Chapels. From a First Assembly of God church of 100 members in Maui, Hawaii, to planting churches in each of the fifty states and several countries, King’s has become a global phenomenon. Its music ministry creates and disseminates songs that reflect the church’s multiculturalism while at the same time making the lyric messages as personal as possible. Last month, JGM learned more [...]
Christian Music Winners Announced in 2020 Unsigned Only Music Competition
Judges Included Rhett Walker, Sanctus Real, and Tenth Avenue North Nashville, TN, September 9, 2020 -- The winners of the US-based Unsigned Only Music Competition were announced today. A total of ten Christian artists garnered wins in the 2020 competition. Taking home First Place in the Christian category is Aaron [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 7, 2020
“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 [...]
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King’s Collective: Writing Songs to Bless the Sunday Morning Congregation
By Robert M. Marovich What if your music ministry provided songs for not one church, nor two, nor even three, but hundreds? That’s what King’s Collective does. King’s Collective is the artistic arm of King’s Cathedral & Chapels. From a First Assembly of God church of 100 members in Maui, Hawaii, to planting churches in each of the fifty states and several countries, King’s has become a global phenomenon. Its music ministry creates and disseminates songs that reflect the church’s multiculturalism while at the same time making the lyric messages as personal as possible. Last month, JGM learned more [...]
Christian Music Winners Announced in 2020 Unsigned Only Music Competition
Judges Included Rhett Walker, Sanctus Real, and Tenth Avenue North Nashville, TN, September 9, 2020 -- The winners of the US-based Unsigned Only Music Competition were announced today. A total of ten Christian artists garnered wins in the 2020 competition. Taking home First Place in the Christian category is Aaron [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 7, 2020
“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 [...]
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James Hall & Worship & Praise Trip Down Memory LaneMusic Blend Records (2012)www.eonemusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Whatever happened to the church choir?It’s a question you hear in a day [...]
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”Tim Bowman Jr.www.timbowmanjr.comTim Bowman Jr. channels the warm and relaxed vocal style of ‘50s crooners but also vamps with gospel flourishes on the Christmas classic [...]
“In the Presence of the Lord”Gail FlyRaising the Standard Music, LLC (2012)www.RTSMusicLLC.comGail Fly is a product of New Orleans and the Church of Godin Christ, quite an explosive combination when [...]
Renee Spearman Whoa to Wow! JDI Records (2012) By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. I first heard Renee Spearman on the multi-faceted JDI Records release, He Changed Me [...]
Sarah Hearn of The Examiner reported that Edwin Hawkins, Lady Tramaine Hawkins, and Kurt Carr have been named 2013 BMI Trailblazers.Read more here: 2013 BMI Trailblazers.
Vincent Tharpe & KenosisLive In MemphisEPM Music Group (2012)www.epmmusicgroup.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Ah, Memphis. My second favorite city, next to Chicago.Memphis gave the world two of gospel's greatest [...]
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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.
