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JGM Pick of the Week – June 13, 2022
“Nothing Else Matters (Instead of Complaining, Praise Him)” Brent Jones JDI Records By Robert M. Marovich Brent Jones’ latest single, “Nothing Else Matters,” is a four-minute festival of praise set to a bouncy mid-tempo arrangement featuring Jones and the full-throated choir in call-and-response. “I don’t care who’s looking at me,” Jones declares, preparing to get his praise on as the choir handclaps. “Nothing Else Matters” follows “Open Your Mouth and Say Something,” a Billboard chart-topper for more than 54 weeks, earning Dove and Stellar Award nominations. While the new single is less complex than “Mouth,” the big choir sound and [...]
RIP Elder Arlester Washington, Gospel Singer and Pastor
Pastor Arlester Washington with the Anointed Central Kentucky Mass Choir. By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music is saddened to learn of the transition of Elder Arlester Washington, gospel artist and pastor of Now Faith Worship Center in Lexington, Kentucky, as a result of a two-vehicle collision [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: April 8, 2019
“All That I Have (One God)” Lamont Sanders DarkChild Gospel / Bear Tag Entertainment By Bob Marovich In his muscular yet flexible baritone, Lamont Sanders delivers this pop-influenced rhythm ballad about giving back to God, who has given so much to us, especially his only begotten son. The background vocalists [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week – June 13, 2022
“Nothing Else Matters (Instead of Complaining, Praise Him)” Brent Jones JDI Records By Robert M. Marovich Brent Jones’ latest single, “Nothing Else Matters,” is a four-minute festival of praise set to a bouncy mid-tempo arrangement featuring Jones and the full-throated choir in call-and-response. “I don’t care who’s looking at me,” Jones declares, preparing to get his praise on as the choir handclaps. “Nothing Else Matters” follows “Open Your Mouth and Say Something,” a Billboard chart-topper for more than 54 weeks, earning Dove and Stellar Award nominations. While the new single is less complex than “Mouth,” the big choir sound and [...]
RIP Elder Arlester Washington, Gospel Singer and Pastor
Pastor Arlester Washington with the Anointed Central Kentucky Mass Choir. By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music is saddened to learn of the transition of Elder Arlester Washington, gospel artist and pastor of Now Faith Worship Center in Lexington, Kentucky, as a result of a two-vehicle collision [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: April 8, 2019
“All That I Have (One God)” Lamont Sanders DarkChild Gospel / Bear Tag Entertainment By Bob Marovich In his muscular yet flexible baritone, Lamont Sanders delivers this pop-influenced rhythm ballad about giving back to God, who has given so much to us, especially his only begotten son. The background vocalists [...]
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Lisa Donovan of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that Chicago's Pilgrim Baptist Church is still waiting for the $1 million in state money promised by former Governor Rod Blagojevich. The pledge [...]
Debra AshleyNew BirthHabakkuk Music, Inc. 2010www.habakkukmusic.comIt took the appearance of an angel in a dream to convince Debra Ashley that singing was her calling. Perhaps it was this apparition, and the [...]
By Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel Blog.Singer Lucinda Moore released her sophomore CD, Blessed, Broken & Given, in April. The album, recorded live at Atlanta's Elizabeth Baptist Church, is available [...]
“Who Am I”Jack YatesFrom the LeRae Records CD The Journal of Jack Yates (2010)www.leraerecords.comAlthough he is now a worship leader at the 10,000 member Victory Missionary Baptist Church in Las [...]
“It’s About Time for a Miracle”Beverly CrawfordFrom the JDI Records CD Live From Los Angeles – Vol. 2(release date: September 14, 2010)www.myspace.com/jdirecordsIn an era of sequels, Beverly Crawford’s Live From [...]
“I Need You Now”Bishop Leonard S. ScottFrom the forthcoming CDBishop Leonard Scott Presents My Worship Experience (in stores September 14, 2010)http://www.tyscot.com/Tyscot’s Bishop Leonard Scott assembles a team of top talent to [...]
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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.
