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The Gospel Compilations in Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium
By Nicole McCray Black History Month coincided with the release of the new compilation, Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium (Craft Recordings, 2023). Listeners who want to learn about Black music history can enjoy and rejoice in Black artists' impact on American music throughout history. Some of the recordings are old, and others are new, so you have an excellent mix of artists and a range of styles, including gospel music and blues. Artists themselves range from smaller-time musicians or newcomers like Ranky Tanky to more iconic, well-known performers like Odetta and The Staple Singers. There are forty tracks across [...]
Millennial Gives Historic African-American Radio Station a New Heartbeat
From a press release: With the explosive growth of digital streaming, the rise of social media and other online distractions, many have pronounced terrestrial radio dead. However, KOKA – The Heart of Gospel - Shreveport, Louisiana’s first African American radio station, with a history dating back to the 1950s - [...]
David Billingsley – House of David, Volume 1
David Billingsley House of David – Volume 1 Intersound (release date: July 31, 2020) www.billingsleymusic.com By Bob Marovich Only two months after his album debut, Hymns from Grandma’s Living Room, jazz pianist David Billingsley has released his sophomore project, House of David, the first volume of self-penned instrumental jazz compositions. [...]
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The Gospel Compilations in Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium
By Nicole McCray Black History Month coincided with the release of the new compilation, Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium (Craft Recordings, 2023). Listeners who want to learn about Black music history can enjoy and rejoice in Black artists' impact on American music throughout history. Some of the recordings are old, and others are new, so you have an excellent mix of artists and a range of styles, including gospel music and blues. Artists themselves range from smaller-time musicians or newcomers like Ranky Tanky to more iconic, well-known performers like Odetta and The Staple Singers. There are forty tracks across [...]
Millennial Gives Historic African-American Radio Station a New Heartbeat
From a press release: With the explosive growth of digital streaming, the rise of social media and other online distractions, many have pronounced terrestrial radio dead. However, KOKA – The Heart of Gospel - Shreveport, Louisiana’s first African American radio station, with a history dating back to the 1950s - [...]
David Billingsley – House of David, Volume 1
David Billingsley House of David – Volume 1 Intersound (release date: July 31, 2020) www.billingsleymusic.com By Bob Marovich Only two months after his album debut, Hymns from Grandma’s Living Room, jazz pianist David Billingsley has released his sophomore project, House of David, the first volume of self-penned instrumental jazz compositions. [...]
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Alpharetta, GA—With more than thirty-six years in the gospel music industry, the legendary Dorothy Norwood, known worldwide as the World’s Greatest Storyteller, launches her new record label: Dorothy Norwood Music [...]
Shanon HarrisFaith FirstAshro Records (2012)www.ashrorecords.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.For her debut album, Faith First, Shanon Harris from the Second Baptist Church of Joliet, Illinois, delivers a baker’s dozen [...]
Le’Andria JohnsonThe ExperienceMusic World Gospel (2012)www.musicworldgospel.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Grammy Award-winning Le’Andria Johnson returns with a vocal vengeance on The Experience, a live performance at St. Stephen’s [...]
“Jesus Can Work It Out”Luther Barnes & the Sunset JubilairesFrom the AIR CD Another Level (2011)www.malaco.comNot the George Jordan and Christian Tabernacle/Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer classic, this “Jesus Can Work It Out” [...]
“Sunday Morning”Mary MaryFrom the Columbia CD Go Get It (2012)www.mary-mary.comGrooving to a tambourine-fueled Motown beat, Mary Mary makes going to church as much fun as a picnic in the park. [...]
By Bob Marovich for sophie rain spiderman vidThe Black Gospel Blog. Most days, Baltimore native Anthony Brown is Assistant Minister of Music at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, Maryland, where Pastor [...]
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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.
