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RIP: Paul Beasley, Member of Gospel Keynotes, Mighty Clouds of Joy, & Blind Boys of Alabama
By Robert M. Marovich Paul Beasley, a celebrated gospel quartet singer, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023, at the age of 78. Born in Louisiana, Beasley spent a long career singing tenor with the Gospel Keynotes, alongside Willie Neal Johnson, Gino Smith, Val Alexander, and Johnny Jones. He also sang with the Mighty Clouds of Joy and had a solo career, but upon losing his sight in 2013, he joined the Blind Boys of Alabama. Many tenor singers in gospel quartets patterned their own style after Beasley's squeaky flights of falsetto. He is perhaps best known for his lead [...]
Melvin Crispell III – I’ve Got a Testimony
Melvin Crispell III I’ve Got a Testimony RCA Inspiration (release date: September 4, 2020) www.rcainspiration.com By Bob Marovich Having lost both his parents before his eighteenth birthday, Melvin Crispell III might be expected to render introspective songs about loss and recovery on his first full-length solo album. Au contraire. On [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 31, 2020
“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, [...]
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RIP: Paul Beasley, Member of Gospel Keynotes, Mighty Clouds of Joy, & Blind Boys of Alabama
By Robert M. Marovich Paul Beasley, a celebrated gospel quartet singer, passed away Monday, March 13, 2023, at the age of 78. Born in Louisiana, Beasley spent a long career singing tenor with the Gospel Keynotes, alongside Willie Neal Johnson, Gino Smith, Val Alexander, and Johnny Jones. He also sang with the Mighty Clouds of Joy and had a solo career, but upon losing his sight in 2013, he joined the Blind Boys of Alabama. Many tenor singers in gospel quartets patterned their own style after Beasley's squeaky flights of falsetto. He is perhaps best known for his lead [...]
Melvin Crispell III – I’ve Got a Testimony
Melvin Crispell III I’ve Got a Testimony RCA Inspiration (release date: September 4, 2020) www.rcainspiration.com By Bob Marovich Having lost both his parents before his eighteenth birthday, Melvin Crispell III might be expected to render introspective songs about loss and recovery on his first full-length solo album. Au contraire. On [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 31, 2020
“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, [...]
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Ronnie DiamondSings the Songs of James Myers (2008)Available from CD UniverseBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogBorn in Buffalo, New York, James Myers was saved at age 24 and [...]
Karen Washington & the New Singing Stars link slot gacor mpopelangiPlead the Blood of JesusDream Reality Records (2012)www.klwashington.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Karen Washington and producer Eric Sharper [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.If Americans heading to the polling stations today need church music and inspiration to make their choice, Half Mile Home has the goods.Church [...]
“Awesome” TisaNext Level Gospel (2012)www.tisa.us “Awesome” is a tender, uncomplicated praise song recorded live and sung powerfully and emotionally by the lovely Latisia Renee Wood—call her “Tisa” (pron. tee-sah). Like [...]
Bossie Morson Jr. of the Kingdom Bound Singers and Forever Bound Singers sings "A Change is Gonna Come" at the Willing Four 60th anniversary program last night. By the end, [...]
Here are the Willing Four performing their 1967 hit, "Love of Jesus," at their 60th anniversary tonight at Acme M.B. Church in Chicago.
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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.
