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Johnny Ruffin Jr. – Just Johnny (EP)
Johnny Ruffin Jr.Just Johnny (EP)JBP Music (release date: July 23, 2022)By Robert M. MarovichAlthough the EP Just Johnny is a solo outing for North Carolina’s Johnny Ruffin Jr., it has a quartet sensibility to it. Ruffin has a quartet lead singer’s vocal intensity, complete with growls, evangelistic shouts, and flights of top notes. The smooth-singing BGVs serve as the harmonizers.On the clever opening track, “If They Only Knew,” Ruffin is a Pagliacci, a sad clown, who puts on a happy face to hide the pain, but he cannot hide from Jesus, nor does he want to. Lyrically, “I Believe” builds [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: March 30, 2020
“Without Condition” Ashy Akakpo Independent (release date: February 16, 2020) https://www.ashyakakpo.com By Bob Marovich From North-West London, England, indie gospel artist Ashy Akakpo tests industry waters with her debut single, “Without Condition.” Understated and focused wholly on lyrics about God’s unconditional love, “Without Condition” introduces a young woman who sounds [...]
Greg Harris – Reaching
Greg Harris Reaching KNEntertainment / Sabbath Day Records (release date: January 5, 2020) By Bob Marovich Reaching, the new studio CD by Pastor Greg Harris of Little Rock, Arkansas, features a handful of songs of praise, inspiration, and gratitude sung in several styles by Harris and a small choir. JGM’s [...]
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Johnny Ruffin Jr. – Just Johnny (EP)
Johnny Ruffin Jr.Just Johnny (EP)JBP Music (release date: July 23, 2022)By Robert M. MarovichAlthough the EP Just Johnny is a solo outing for North Carolina’s Johnny Ruffin Jr., it has a quartet sensibility to it. Ruffin has a quartet lead singer’s vocal intensity, complete with growls, evangelistic shouts, and flights of top notes. The smooth-singing BGVs serve as the harmonizers.On the clever opening track, “If They Only Knew,” Ruffin is a Pagliacci, a sad clown, who puts on a happy face to hide the pain, but he cannot hide from Jesus, nor does he want to. Lyrically, “I Believe” builds [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: March 30, 2020
“Without Condition” Ashy Akakpo Independent (release date: February 16, 2020) https://www.ashyakakpo.com By Bob Marovich From North-West London, England, indie gospel artist Ashy Akakpo tests industry waters with her debut single, “Without Condition.” Understated and focused wholly on lyrics about God’s unconditional love, “Without Condition” introduces a young woman who sounds [...]
Greg Harris – Reaching
Greg Harris Reaching KNEntertainment / Sabbath Day Records (release date: January 5, 2020) By Bob Marovich Reaching, the new studio CD by Pastor Greg Harris of Little Rock, Arkansas, features a handful of songs of praise, inspiration, and gratitude sung in several styles by Harris and a small choir. JGM’s [...]
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By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Every now and then, a background singer steps from the shadows and into the spotlight. Milwaukee gospel singer Ocie Jackson is the latest [...]
“Hello God”Eunice WrightFrom the forthcoming Joyful Noize CD Worth It All (release scheduled for March 2012)www.eunicewright.comThe best part of psalmist Eunice Wright’s new praise single, “Hello God,” is its instantly [...]
“In His Hands”Shaun MillzFrom the CD My Bride (scheduled for early 2012 release)Four years ago, the mother of Newark gospel singer-songwriter Shaun Millz suffered a massive stroke, leaving her paralyzed [...]
Myron ButlerWorshipEMI Gospel (2012)www.myronbutler.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Ah, to be young, gifted and a tenor.Myron Butler is all of these, and on his latest CD, Worship, [...]
“Lose Yourself”Selected of God Sing 2 Praise/S2P Records (2012)www.selectedofgod.comSelected of God is distinctively Detroit.Organized in 2002 by Pastor Larry Callahan and music director Steven D. Anderson, Selected of God was [...]
The Bishops Quartet Heaven Is Too Far (For You to Walk)Sharper Brothers Records (2011)http://www.sharperbrothersusa.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. From Orlando, Florida comes a group of singing church leaders called the [...]
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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.
