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Pastor Dewayne Charleston – Don’t Wait
Pastor Dewayne Charleston Don’t Wait JJ Music Media (release date: April 1, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich Although Pastor Dewayne Charleston’s Don’t Wait is a solo project, the soulful singing, the quartet harmonies, the wooden church spirituality, and the traditional-leaning arrangements endow it with the spirit of a quartet CD. In this case, the quartet harmonies supporting Charleston are handled by a duo, Jerome Larkin and Dion Bell. Assisting the singers is a team of steady-handed musicians led by Jerald “JJ” Griffin, who manages multiple duties on bass guitar, keys, horns, and strings. The album’s current single is the easy-loping [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: March 26, 2019
“Moving Forward” Ken Heath & the True Disciples Keep Hope Music (release date: March 29, 2019) By Bob Marovich I’ll admit it: when I first heard Ken Heath shout “Move! Get up out of your seat!” on “Moving Forward,” I did immediately as commanded. The optimistic song about the joy [...]
Danny Gokey: A Career that God Built
By Bob Marovich Twenty-seven-year-old Sophia Martinez Gokey was a big fan of American Idol. She taped the program so her husband Danny Gokey, also an enthusiast of the singing competition, could watch it after he returned home from work. Sophia eventually encouraged Danny to audition for the show and, in [...]
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Pastor Dewayne Charleston – Don’t Wait
Pastor Dewayne Charleston Don’t Wait JJ Music Media (release date: April 1, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich Although Pastor Dewayne Charleston’s Don’t Wait is a solo project, the soulful singing, the quartet harmonies, the wooden church spirituality, and the traditional-leaning arrangements endow it with the spirit of a quartet CD. In this case, the quartet harmonies supporting Charleston are handled by a duo, Jerome Larkin and Dion Bell. Assisting the singers is a team of steady-handed musicians led by Jerald “JJ” Griffin, who manages multiple duties on bass guitar, keys, horns, and strings. The album’s current single is the easy-loping [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: March 26, 2019
“Moving Forward” Ken Heath & the True Disciples Keep Hope Music (release date: March 29, 2019) By Bob Marovich I’ll admit it: when I first heard Ken Heath shout “Move! Get up out of your seat!” on “Moving Forward,” I did immediately as commanded. The optimistic song about the joy [...]
Danny Gokey: A Career that God Built
By Bob Marovich Twenty-seven-year-old Sophia Martinez Gokey was a big fan of American Idol. She taped the program so her husband Danny Gokey, also an enthusiast of the singing competition, could watch it after he returned home from work. Sophia eventually encouraged Danny to audition for the show and, in [...]
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“All That I Have”Bishop Darrell D. HinesFrom the album Darrell D. Hines Livewww.dhminfo.comTalk about a message: in 1981, Bishop Darrell D. Hines was struck by lightning and lay at death’s [...]
“Blessin’ Me”Avery*Sunshinewww.averysunshine.com(available on iTunes)A former member of the famed Wilmington/Chester Mass Choir, Avery*Sunshine is a songwriter and pianist whose services have benefited screen (The Fighting Temptations) and stage (Meet the [...]
Lanipop lactatingOn July 27, Fred Hammond, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and pioneer of urban praise and worship music, will add a new title to his CV. Record label owner.The founding [...]
“I’ll Forever Praise Him”Tim Spady & Inspiration, feat. Nneka BestFrom the forthcoming album Songs From My HeartTwenty-two year-old songwriter/musician Timothy Spady directs the Voices of Praise gospel choir at Franklin [...]
PRoRedemptionReflection Music Group 2010www.mynameispro.comDuring the first part of the 20th century, men and women evangelized on street corners to passersby, sinners and saints alike. Their songs were urgent calls to [...]
While promoting her fourth and latest CD, Reality (BluSoul Entertainment), gospel artist Lisa McClendon spent time with TBGB reminiscing about her start in the music business and what makes her [...]
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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.
