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Sondra Busby – We Need Your Presence
South Carolina singer Sondra Busby might be a contender for the title of “queen of the vamp.”
Mighty Men of Faith – Live at Valley Christian
Mighty Men of Faith Live at Valley Christian N2L Records (release date: January 21, 2020) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/mightymenoffaith15 By Bob Marovich Live at Valley Christian by the Mighty Men of Faith was recorded in front of 2,400 enthusiastic young students at the Valley Christian School in San Jose, California. Typically, there’s no [...]
“I Hear Rain” – Edwrin Sutton & Kingdom Culture
“I Hear Rain” Edwrin Sutton & Kingdom Culture Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: May 2, 2019) “I Hear Rain” is a song of encouragement in a time of despair. Its spoken call and sung response between Sutton and Kingdom Culture evokes James Fortune and Kirk Franklin’s own use of the [...]
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Sondra Busby – We Need Your Presence
South Carolina singer Sondra Busby might be a contender for the title of “queen of the vamp.”
Mighty Men of Faith – Live at Valley Christian
Mighty Men of Faith Live at Valley Christian N2L Records (release date: January 21, 2020) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/mightymenoffaith15 By Bob Marovich Live at Valley Christian by the Mighty Men of Faith was recorded in front of 2,400 enthusiastic young students at the Valley Christian School in San Jose, California. Typically, there’s no [...]
“I Hear Rain” – Edwrin Sutton & Kingdom Culture
“I Hear Rain” Edwrin Sutton & Kingdom Culture Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: May 2, 2019) “I Hear Rain” is a song of encouragement in a time of despair. Its spoken call and sung response between Sutton and Kingdom Culture evokes James Fortune and Kirk Franklin’s own use of the [...]
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“Try Jesus” Tallie From the CD I’m Healed (2011) Tallie Rogers, the sister of Pastor Tim Rogers of the quartet Tim Rogers and the Fellas, evokes the rollicking style of [...]
Amazing GraceAaron CohenContinuum 2011http://www.continuumbooks.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.It was January 13, 1972. Gospel music’s reigning queen Mahalia Jackson was sick and near death. Gospel’s grande dame Roberta Martin [...]
Music World Gospel Recording ArtistLE’ANDRIA JOHNSON’s CDThe Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson#1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album(6 weeks)AMAZON Daily DealONE DAY ONLYThursday, November 3, 2011www.amazon.com/The-Awakening-Of-Leandria-Johnson/dp/B005J57F9AMp3s will be priced at $3.99
Various ArtistsCoCo Brother presents Gospel Mix Volume VBlacksmoke Music Worldwide (2011)www.mrkerrydouglas.comBy Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.CoCo Brother Presents Gospel Mix Volume V is the latest in Kerry Douglas’s [...]
Various ArtistsWindy City Gospel, Vol. 2: The Vee Jay Singles 1954-1959Available from http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/and http://www.pewburner.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Opal Nations’ latest limited edition two-CD compilation Windy City Gospel [...]
“Blow Me Away”Psalmist Doris Stokeshttp://www.dorisastokes.com/Okay, so it’s going to sound like a cliché, but Psalmist Doris Stokes' “Blow Me Away” blew me away. It all works: from the clubby R&B [...]
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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.













