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William Murphy – Worship & Justice
William Murphy Worship & Justice RCA Inspiration (release date: July 15, 2022) www.rcainspiration.com By Robert M. Marovich Do gospel artists have a responsibility to speak truth to power through their songs? Isn’t all gospel music message music, or should it be more explicit when it comes to the social gospel? Answers vary from artist to artist. For his part, Bishop William Murphy embraces the responsibility of social leadership through music ministry on Worship & Justice, his seventh album and first since 2019’s GRAMMYⓇ-nominated Settle Here. Recorded live in December 2021, at dReam Center Church in Atlanta, the album finds Murphy [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: June 17, 2019
“I’m So Glad” Bishop Neal Roberson feat. Bishop Paul S. Morton Malaco Music Group (2019) www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich Those who know Bishop Neal Roberson as an upbeat man with a wonderful sense of humor will be taken aback by his spoken word introduction to “I’m So Glad.” In a [...]
Johnny Burroughs – DAY 1
Johnny Burroughs DAY 1 (release date: May 24, 2019) www.johnnyburroughsmusic.com By Bob Marovich The debut solo release by Johnny Burroughs, lead vocalist for Denver band The Burroughs, is not a romp through the “sweaty soul music” for which the band is known but a thrumming Christian album titled DAY 1. [...]
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William Murphy – Worship & Justice
William Murphy Worship & Justice RCA Inspiration (release date: July 15, 2022) www.rcainspiration.com By Robert M. Marovich Do gospel artists have a responsibility to speak truth to power through their songs? Isn’t all gospel music message music, or should it be more explicit when it comes to the social gospel? Answers vary from artist to artist. For his part, Bishop William Murphy embraces the responsibility of social leadership through music ministry on Worship & Justice, his seventh album and first since 2019’s GRAMMYⓇ-nominated Settle Here. Recorded live in December 2021, at dReam Center Church in Atlanta, the album finds Murphy [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: June 17, 2019
“I’m So Glad” Bishop Neal Roberson feat. Bishop Paul S. Morton Malaco Music Group (2019) www.malaco.com By Bob Marovich Those who know Bishop Neal Roberson as an upbeat man with a wonderful sense of humor will be taken aback by his spoken word introduction to “I’m So Glad.” In a [...]
Johnny Burroughs – DAY 1
Johnny Burroughs DAY 1 (release date: May 24, 2019) www.johnnyburroughsmusic.com By Bob Marovich The debut solo release by Johnny Burroughs, lead vocalist for Denver band The Burroughs, is not a romp through the “sweaty soul music” for which the band is known but a thrumming Christian album titled DAY 1. [...]
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“You That I Trust”The Rance Allen Group feat. Paul PorterFrom the forthcoming CD/DVD: The Live Experience II (scheduled release: Jan 25, 2011)www.tyscot.comRemember our interview with Rance Allen regarding his 40th [...]
Blue Chip & SpecialistGround ZeroArete Music Group (2008)http://www.chipandspec.com/On “Clear the Air,” a track from their 2008 CD Ground Zero, Christian hip hop artists Gerard Henning (aka Blue Chip) and Rudy Ramos [...]
“Power in the Blood”Pastor J. Jasper Wilkins, Jr. & the Voices of WCCFrom the CD/DVD Hymns for HimWake Chapel Church (2010)www.cdbaby.com/cd/PastorJJasperWilkinsJrWhile Pastor J. Jasper Wilkins, Jr.’s debut CD Hymns for [...]
“The Power of God”Bishop Samuel R. Johnson, Sr.From the forthcoming CD The Sounds of Living WaterRoyalton Records/In Season Records/Universal Music Christian GroupSingle available on iTunes.When Bishop Samuel R. Johnson, Sr. [...]
“Unmerited Favor”Rhonda ThomasFrom the CD Listen (2010)Rhonvocals Productions/HNL Records www.rhondasings.com“People sometimes ask me, do I have a problem with the music that I sing?”When Rhonda Thomas posits this question at [...]
Totally DedicatedQuarTemporary http://www.totallydedicated.net/Available on iTunes (2010)The name of Totally Dedicated’s new album, QuarTemporary, is evocative of the music within. The members of this Louisville, Kentucky-based group are Charles "Noo" Simmons, [...]
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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.
