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“Arise” – Strong Tower Church feat. Richard T. Davis
“Arise” Strong Tower Church feat. Richard T. Davis From the album Fresh Wind – New Waves www.strongtowerlive.com By Robert M. Marovich Last year, Strong Tower Church dropped “Waves,” featuring Maurette Brown Clark. The Virginia music ministry is back with another song with a single word title: “Arise.” From the 2021 album, Fresh Wind – New Waves, “Arise” is conventional in melody but packs plenty of punch in the rhythm section and the vocals. Its lyric is inspired by Isaiah 60 (“Arise, shine; for your light has come.”). The song was written and is led by Richard T. Davis, Creative Director [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 23, 2019
“I Know He’s Been Good” Linda Sanders Higher Praise Records (2019) By Bob Marovich You can take the woman out of the quartet, but you cannot take the quartet out of the woman. In the case of Linda Sanders, that’s a good thing. After many years of singing gospel quartet [...]
William McDowell – The Cry: A Live Worship Experience
William McDowell The Cry: A Live Worship Experience Integrity Music (release date: September 20, 2019) www.WilliamMcDowellMusic.com By Bob Marovich I’ve always felt that Praise & Worship music ought to be recorded live. Since it comes out of the worship experience, why not capture it in this same environment? That’s what [...]
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“Arise” – Strong Tower Church feat. Richard T. Davis
“Arise” Strong Tower Church feat. Richard T. Davis From the album Fresh Wind – New Waves www.strongtowerlive.com By Robert M. Marovich Last year, Strong Tower Church dropped “Waves,” featuring Maurette Brown Clark. The Virginia music ministry is back with another song with a single word title: “Arise.” From the 2021 album, Fresh Wind – New Waves, “Arise” is conventional in melody but packs plenty of punch in the rhythm section and the vocals. Its lyric is inspired by Isaiah 60 (“Arise, shine; for your light has come.”). The song was written and is led by Richard T. Davis, Creative Director [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 23, 2019
“I Know He’s Been Good” Linda Sanders Higher Praise Records (2019) By Bob Marovich You can take the woman out of the quartet, but you cannot take the quartet out of the woman. In the case of Linda Sanders, that’s a good thing. After many years of singing gospel quartet [...]
William McDowell – The Cry: A Live Worship Experience
William McDowell The Cry: A Live Worship Experience Integrity Music (release date: September 20, 2019) www.WilliamMcDowellMusic.com By Bob Marovich I’ve always felt that Praise & Worship music ought to be recorded live. Since it comes out of the worship experience, why not capture it in this same environment? That’s what [...]
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“We Serve a Mighty God”Bishop J.C. Williams & Voices of New LifeFrom the forthcoming CD The Encounter: LIVE http://www.voicesofnewlife.com/Nominated for a Rhythm of Gospel Award, “We Serve a Mighty God” is [...]
DeLois Barrett Campbell of the Barrett Sisters and Roberta Martin Singers turns 85, and will be feted at her annual Birthday Celebration. The celebration and musical will take place at Chicago's historic First [...]
“Beautiful”Tammi HaddonFrom the forthcoming album Fanatic (single available on iTunes)http://www.tammihaddon.com/On her new single “Beautiful,” co-written with Tim Stewart and her husband Gerald, Tammi Haddon of the talented Detroit Haddons brings [...]
Gregory Gay reported on the passing of Chicago gospel singer LaWonda Campbell. Read her obituary and homegoing service information on ChicagoGospel.net. Photo credit: ChicagoGospel.net.
Connection!UnleashedUnity Music Group (2010)www.myspace.com/connectionusaReviewed by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Houston’s contemporary quartet Connection! blends synthetically-smooth harmonies with traditional-flavored fare. Although organized in 2000, the quartet was formed before the [...]
“Will Not Rest”YunekFrom the forthcoming CD Detour (available Spring 2011)http://www.yunekmusic.com/TBGB readers will remember Jessica Joseph, aka Yunek (pron. unique), from our review of her single, “Got Fruit,“ almost three years to the [...]
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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.
