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“Fire” Kingdmusic feat. CASS From the album Perfect Love (release date: December 9, 2022)
RIP: Verline Rogers (Meditation Singers)
Verline Rogers (left) and Laura Lee (right) at the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony in Detroit. Photo courtesy of Laura Lee. By Bob Marovich JGM was saddened to learn from Laura Lee and Marcel West that soprano Verline Rogers of the Meditation Singers [...]
“Joy” – Philip Mercer
“Joy” Philip Mercer Independent (release date: 2020) By Bob Marovich To a bubbly R&B vibe straight out of the 1980s, Philip Mercer’s “Joy” expresses gratitude to the Most High for His salvation and for subsequent blessings with the familiar refrain, “this joy, the world didn’t give it to me.” To [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week: March 13, 2023
“Fire” Kingdmusic feat. CASS From the album Perfect Love (release date: December 9, 2022)
RIP: Verline Rogers (Meditation Singers)
Verline Rogers (left) and Laura Lee (right) at the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum induction ceremony in Detroit. Photo courtesy of Laura Lee. By Bob Marovich JGM was saddened to learn from Laura Lee and Marcel West that soprano Verline Rogers of the Meditation Singers [...]
“Joy” – Philip Mercer
“Joy” Philip Mercer Independent (release date: 2020) By Bob Marovich To a bubbly R&B vibe straight out of the 1980s, Philip Mercer’s “Joy” expresses gratitude to the Most High for His salvation and for subsequent blessings with the familiar refrain, “this joy, the world didn’t give it to me.” To [...]
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Adrian MurrayMy Life Your Wordswww.adrianmurraymusic.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, and now living in Florida, singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and inspirational speaker Adrian Murray is formerly [...]
The Black Gospel Blog is honored to be nominated for the Fifth Annual Rhythm of Gospel Awards in the category of Internet Print/Press Group of the Year.The Rhythm of Gospel [...]
After careful consideration and deliberation, producers and promoters of Verizon's How Sweet The Sound have decided to postpone the national finale scheduled for this Sunday, November 4th at Barclays Center [...]
“We’ve Come A Long Way”Dorothy NorwoodFrom the Malaco CD God’s Been Just That Good (2012)www.malaco.com“Let’s go down old school boulevard,” declares Dorothy Norwood at the opening of “We’ve Come A [...]
Various ArtistsTogether In Unity: DC Gospel Artists UnitedSounds of Victory Ministries (2012)By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Next week, all eyes will be on Washington, DC, and the impending [...]
Jonathan McReynoldsLife MusicLight Records/Tehillah Music Group (2012)www.lightrecords.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.What strikes you immediately upon hearing singer-songwriter-keyboardist Jonathan McReynolds for the first time is his high tenor. [...]
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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.












