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“You Win” – Jovan Whyte
“You Win” Jovan Whyte Minister J Music (release date: March 18, 2022) https://windermerefl.adventistchurch.org/ By Robert M. Marovich With Kevin Winebarger, Jovan Whyte co-wrote the melodic “You Win” during a particularly low point in the pandemic as a reminder that when all is said and done, the Lord will render you victorious over your problems. He needed the message himself and figured, rightly, so did everyone else. It’s a simple, memorable song with plenty of pop credentials, including a bridge that builds to a strong final chorus, which might have been made even more compelling with a key change. Whyte’s vocals [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 10, 2019
“Grateful” James Chappell III Independent (release date: October 5, 2018) aplazmanagementllc@gmail.com By Bob Marovich “Grateful” is a charming, smile-inducing song on its own, but add James Chappell III as lead vocalist, and it delights on two levels. In less than three minutes, Chappell channels the elastic yodels of Sam Cooke [...]
Kanye West Brings His Sunday Service Experience To Fellowship Chicago
From a Press Release: Chicago welcomed hometown favorite, Kanye West, with open arms for his Sunday Service Experience this past weekend. Following a rousing performance on Chicago’s Northerly Island with an estimated 10,000 attendees, thousands of church goers packed into the historic Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church (led by senior pastor [...]
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Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews gospel recording artist Lil Prince.
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“You Win” – Jovan Whyte
“You Win” Jovan Whyte Minister J Music (release date: March 18, 2022) https://windermerefl.adventistchurch.org/ By Robert M. Marovich With Kevin Winebarger, Jovan Whyte co-wrote the melodic “You Win” during a particularly low point in the pandemic as a reminder that when all is said and done, the Lord will render you victorious over your problems. He needed the message himself and figured, rightly, so did everyone else. It’s a simple, memorable song with plenty of pop credentials, including a bridge that builds to a strong final chorus, which might have been made even more compelling with a key change. Whyte’s vocals [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 10, 2019
“Grateful” James Chappell III Independent (release date: October 5, 2018) aplazmanagementllc@gmail.com By Bob Marovich “Grateful” is a charming, smile-inducing song on its own, but add James Chappell III as lead vocalist, and it delights on two levels. In less than three minutes, Chappell channels the elastic yodels of Sam Cooke [...]
Kanye West Brings His Sunday Service Experience To Fellowship Chicago
From a Press Release: Chicago welcomed hometown favorite, Kanye West, with open arms for his Sunday Service Experience this past weekend. Following a rousing performance on Chicago’s Northerly Island with an estimated 10,000 attendees, thousands of church goers packed into the historic Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church (led by senior pastor [...]
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“Whatever It Is”Gail HolmesFrom the forthcoming Habakkuk Music CD I Receive Your Love(album release: April 19, 2011)http://www.habakkukmusic.com/April Washington-Essex’s Habakkuk Music has a knack for finding fresh talent. The latest is [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog. Multi award-winning Andrae’ Crouch is moving into his sixth decade in gospel music, but he’s not slowing down. The singer-songwriter who, along [...]
Various Artists Said I Had a Vision: Songs & Labels of David LeeParadise of Bachelors (2010)www.paradiseofbachelors.comLike the Numero Group and Big Legal Mess, North Carolina’s Paradise of Bachelors digs deep [...]
Heather Nolan of the Beaumont Enterprise speaks with Professor Robert Darden of Baylor University about how some "B" sides of gospel records carried messages promoting the Civil Rights movement.Read it here:Gospel B-Sides [...]
“The Promise”Andrae’ CrouchFrom the Riverphlo Entertainment/Universal Christian Music Group CD The Journey (release date: May 17, 2011)http://www.andraecrouch.com/Andrae’ Crouch, eight-time GRAMMY Award-winning pioneer of contemporary gospel, is back with a new inspirational ballad, “The [...]
As part of a cost-cutting measure, the City of Chicago is merging some of its standalone music festivals, including Gospel Fest, into Taste of Chicago....which means Gospel Fest shrinks to one day, [...]
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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.
