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JGM Pick of the Week: August 30, 2022
“My Faith & My Fight” (unplugged) Tina Nelms Boson Independent (release date: February 4, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich Of the orchestrated and unplugged versions of “My Faith & My Fight” by Tina Nelms Boson, my money is on the unplugged, piano-only version. It’s here that Ms. Boson shows herself as a triple threat—songwriter, singer, and pianist. The song’s message is that to make it through requires more than just a passive reliance on faith but also on one’s own determination, or grit. To deliver this declaration, Boson shifts from melodic singing to bluesy growling, especially during the vamp, in [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: October 2, 2019
“Take Your Burdens” Chrystal Rucker From the forthcoming album Graced for This www.habakkukmusic.com By Bob Marovich Chrystal Rucker is one of the finest gospel singers today. Whether on her own or as a featured vocalist, she can turn a good gospel song into a great one. That’s what she does [...]
RIP: Sister Lucille Pope
By Bob Marovich Malaco Music Group announced that Sister Lucille Pope passed away Thursday, September 26. Home going arrangements are as follows: Saturday, October 5, 2019 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: The Covenant Church 1700 Corey Blvd. Decatur, GA 30032 Funeral Home: McDowell Funeral Home 305 N. Hill St. Griffin, GA [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week: August 30, 2022
“My Faith & My Fight” (unplugged) Tina Nelms Boson Independent (release date: February 4, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich Of the orchestrated and unplugged versions of “My Faith & My Fight” by Tina Nelms Boson, my money is on the unplugged, piano-only version. It’s here that Ms. Boson shows herself as a triple threat—songwriter, singer, and pianist. The song’s message is that to make it through requires more than just a passive reliance on faith but also on one’s own determination, or grit. To deliver this declaration, Boson shifts from melodic singing to bluesy growling, especially during the vamp, in [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: October 2, 2019
“Take Your Burdens” Chrystal Rucker From the forthcoming album Graced for This www.habakkukmusic.com By Bob Marovich Chrystal Rucker is one of the finest gospel singers today. Whether on her own or as a featured vocalist, she can turn a good gospel song into a great one. That’s what she does [...]
RIP: Sister Lucille Pope
By Bob Marovich Malaco Music Group announced that Sister Lucille Pope passed away Thursday, September 26. Home going arrangements are as follows: Saturday, October 5, 2019 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: The Covenant Church 1700 Corey Blvd. Decatur, GA 30032 Funeral Home: McDowell Funeral Home 305 N. Hill St. Griffin, GA [...]
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“Promise Land”Shaddie SwagFrom the album No Cross, No Crown (2008)http://www.shaddieswag.com/Shape notes meet thick beats on “Promise Land.”Using as his music backdrop a chorus singing what sounds like a shaped-note version [...]
Kirk FranklinHello FearVerity Gospel Music Group (release date: March 22, 2011)http://www.kirkfranklin.com/Reviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.The title of Kirk Franklin’s twelfth CD, Hello Fear, could just as [...]
To launch its new 10-piece 10 Buck Sunday Bucket deal, Kentucky Fried Chicken is offering 11 struggling choirs across the country $1,000 grants to help keep their harmonies alive. Members [...]
“I’m Gonna Make It”Markise Hicks and the MO Bandwww.cdbaby.com/cd/markisehicksthemobandFor their debut single, "I'm Gonna Make It," Markise Hicks and the MO Band (Melchizedek Order) of singers and musicians offer a [...]
“Remember”David Altenor (2011)http://www.davidisoffkey.com/By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.“This track has a new sound/But if you think it’s about the club, slow down.”Over a thumping beat and a techno [...]
The music community recently lost a towering personage in composer, conductor, producer and musician Howard Roberts. Founder of the Howard Roberts Chorale and musical director of the Alvin Ailey Dance [...]
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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.
