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Rev. Luther Barnes & the Restoration Worship Center Choir Look to the Hills Shanachie Entertainment / SRT Entertainment (release date: May 29, 2020) www.shanachie.com By Bob Marovich Listening to the title track and lead single of Reverend Luther Barnes’ latest album, I revisited a thought I’ve had for some time: [...]
RIP: Prof. Irvin Brockington Jr.
Photo Credit: Brockington Ensemble Facebook page By Bob Marovich The Reverend Joe Williams informed JGM that Professor Irvin Brockington has passed away. He was 83. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 9, 1936, to Elizabeth and Irvin Brockington Sr., Irvin Jr. was raised with seven brothers, one sister, [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week – January 17, 2023
“He’ll Make It Alright” Julius Pearson & the Gospel Chorale of Chicago Enchanted Media Group
Look to the Hills – Rev. Luther Barnes & the Restoration Worship Center Choir
Rev. Luther Barnes & the Restoration Worship Center Choir Look to the Hills Shanachie Entertainment / SRT Entertainment (release date: May 29, 2020) www.shanachie.com By Bob Marovich Listening to the title track and lead single of Reverend Luther Barnes’ latest album, I revisited a thought I’ve had for some time: [...]
RIP: Prof. Irvin Brockington Jr.
Photo Credit: Brockington Ensemble Facebook page By Bob Marovich The Reverend Joe Williams informed JGM that Professor Irvin Brockington has passed away. He was 83. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 9, 1936, to Elizabeth and Irvin Brockington Sr., Irvin Jr. was raised with seven brothers, one sister, [...]
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Cheneta Jones Transformed Habakkuk Music (release date: May 22, 2012) http://www.chenetajones.com/ By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog Cheneta Jones of St. Louis may be the lead background singer [...]
“Released”Bill Winston Presents Living Word (feat. Donald Lawrence)From the Source Media CD Released (2012)What happens after prayers are answered?“Released,” featuring Donald Lawrence, answers that question by describing heaven on earth. [...]
“Lord, You’re the Landlord”MississippiMass ChoirFrom the Malaco Records CD ...Then Sings My Soulwww.malaco.comLeave it to the Mississippi Mass Choir to develop such a clever and delightfully old-school conceit: Jesus as [...]
“Greater Than This”Erin DaneeleAvailable on iTunesLovely Berklee College of Music grad and Boston-born singer-songwriter Erin Daneele made her television debut in 2009 as a semifinalist on Gospel Music Channel’s reality [...]
Necie B.Runaway LovePower Move Management (2012)www.powermovemanagement.comBy Bob Marovich for The BlackGospel Blog.Shreveport, Louisiana songstress Necie B. teams with The Good Guys Production Team (Jor’Dan Armstrong, Jeshua “TedyP” Williams and Franchise [...]
“Undefeated”Carl BristerFrom the CD Undefeatedwww.carlbrister.comThe title track of Carl Brister’s third CD, Undefeated, opens with a playfully insistent piano riff and transitions into a wall of melodious Christian power pop [...]
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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.
