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Sylvia Fedrick – Syl’s Combo 2022 (EP)
For as often as I’ve heard Chicago gospel singer Sylvia Fedrick, it didn’t strike me until listening to her EP Syl’s Combo 2022 that if you close your eyes, you would swear you are listening to a male high tenor like Maxwell or Prince.
JGM Pick of the Week: February 24, 2020
“Big” Pastor Mike Jr. Blacksmoke Music Worldwide/Rock City Media Group (release date: May 10, 2019) By Bob Marovich In a time when Kanye West is dominating Billboard's Top Gospel Singles and Albums charts, whatever space is left is occupied by legacy artists like Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann. There’s scant [...]
Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr. – Testify
Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr. Testify Steppin’ Stone Records (release date: February 14, 2020) By Bob Marovich “From the blues to the good news,” declares the Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr.’s website, though listening to his new album, Testify, blues has not left the building entirely. It’s just backing up [...]
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Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews gospel recording artist Lil Prince.
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Sylvia Fedrick – Syl’s Combo 2022 (EP)
For as often as I’ve heard Chicago gospel singer Sylvia Fedrick, it didn’t strike me until listening to her EP Syl’s Combo 2022 that if you close your eyes, you would swear you are listening to a male high tenor like Maxwell or Prince.
JGM Pick of the Week: February 24, 2020
“Big” Pastor Mike Jr. Blacksmoke Music Worldwide/Rock City Media Group (release date: May 10, 2019) By Bob Marovich In a time when Kanye West is dominating Billboard's Top Gospel Singles and Albums charts, whatever space is left is occupied by legacy artists like Kirk Franklin and Tamela Mann. There’s scant [...]
Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr. – Testify
Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr. Testify Steppin’ Stone Records (release date: February 14, 2020) By Bob Marovich “From the blues to the good news,” declares the Reverend John Lee Hooker Jr.’s website, though listening to his new album, Testify, blues has not left the building entirely. It’s just backing up [...]
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Gregory Gay of GOSPELflava.com reports that Lisa Burroughs Allen, an original member of the Richard Smallwood Singers, passed away November 23 in Washington DC.Here is a link to Gregory's article, [...]
“Stand Up”Michael BoykinVersatile Music Group (2011)“Stand Up” is a foot-tapping mid-tempo number from Michael Boykin of the Mighty Voices of Clinton, North Carolina. Boykin calls out the first line and [...]
Gregory Gay of GOSPELflava.com reported that Bishop Odis Floyd, senior pastor of New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church of Flint, Michigan, went from labor to reward yesterday, Monday, November 28. TBGB [...]
“The Blood”Rev. Stef & JubilationFrom the CD Just Like Sunday Mornin’http://www.jubilationinc.com/Rev. Stefanie Minatee & Jubilation promise to take us to church, and they do on “The Blood,” the first single [...]
HEIRessOnce Upon an Heiress Christmas (2010)www.facebook.com/HeiressWorldBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Heard of HEIRess?Whether you have or haven’t, this Washington, DC trio’s Christmas EP is a brief but blessed [...]
“Inspired”F1 DiamondFrom the album LIFEMUSICSingle available on iTunesThings must be going well for F1 Diamond. On “Inspired,” the first single from his new album, LIFEMUSIC, the Christian rapper from Memphis is [...]
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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.
