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Deborah McCrary of the McCrary Sisters Passes Away June 1, 2022
From a press release: sexy d1vin3 The McCrary Sisters share the following on the loss of their sister, Deborah McCrary, yesterday, June 1, 2022: “It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our beloved sister Deborah." Deborah Person McCrary, born June 17, 1954 (age 67), was a member of the legendary McCrary Sisters, who have performed on countless recordings, television shows and live performances including Grammy, CMA, CMT, SNL, and others. Deborah’s smile and foundational tones graced the stage with her sisters Ann, Regina, and Alfreda on countless festivals in North America and Europe [...]
Unsigned Only Music Competition Launches Special “Video Only” Promotion
March 18, 2019 -- The Unsigned Only Music Competition is launching a special “Video Only” promotion and will be accepting both professional and homemade music video entries from March 20-29, 2019. Original music and cover songs are eligible. Artists can enter by going to: https://www.unsignedonly.com. This is an opportunity for [...]
Sanctified Soul – Joyful
Sanctified Soul Joyful Rampart Street Music (release date: 2018) www.rampartstreetmusic.com/cd-joyfulss.htm By Bob Marovich Gospel saxophonist Harold Rayford once said that jazz and gospel are first cousins. If that's so, New Orleans produced some of the first cousins' earliest progenitors—from King Oliver and Louis Armstrong to Mahalia Jackson and Bessie Griffin. [...]
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Deborah McCrary of the McCrary Sisters Passes Away June 1, 2022
From a press release: sexy d1vin3 The McCrary Sisters share the following on the loss of their sister, Deborah McCrary, yesterday, June 1, 2022: “It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of our beloved sister Deborah." Deborah Person McCrary, born June 17, 1954 (age 67), was a member of the legendary McCrary Sisters, who have performed on countless recordings, television shows and live performances including Grammy, CMA, CMT, SNL, and others. Deborah’s smile and foundational tones graced the stage with her sisters Ann, Regina, and Alfreda on countless festivals in North America and Europe [...]
Unsigned Only Music Competition Launches Special “Video Only” Promotion
March 18, 2019 -- The Unsigned Only Music Competition is launching a special “Video Only” promotion and will be accepting both professional and homemade music video entries from March 20-29, 2019. Original music and cover songs are eligible. Artists can enter by going to: https://www.unsignedonly.com. This is an opportunity for [...]
Sanctified Soul – Joyful
Sanctified Soul Joyful Rampart Street Music (release date: 2018) www.rampartstreetmusic.com/cd-joyfulss.htm By Bob Marovich Gospel saxophonist Harold Rayford once said that jazz and gospel are first cousins. If that's so, New Orleans produced some of the first cousins' earliest progenitors—from King Oliver and Louis Armstrong to Mahalia Jackson and Bessie Griffin. [...]
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“A Praise Medley”Bishop Gregory M. Davis, Sr. & the Tabernacle Cathedral ChoirFrom the Alliant Music Group CD The Best of Bishop Gregory M. Davis, Sr.www.alliantmusicgroup.comBaptist-raised Bishop Gregory M. Davis, Sr. [...]
"Hallelujah to the Lamb"James Hall Presents Voices of CitadelMusicblend Records 2009www.myspace.com/voicesofcitadelJames Hall and Voices of Citadel blew the gramophone horn off its couplings recently with their exciting, Pentecostal cover of [...]
by Bob Marovich for The Black Gospel BlogNext week, the McDonald Sisters of Fayetteville, North Carolina will be one of seven quartets honored at the Gospel Music Workshop of America [...]
“You Got to Believe in Something” & “I Can See Clearly Now”Jonathan ButlerFrom the Mack Avenue CD So Strong (2010)www.jonathanbutler.comAfter a difficult year that marked the loss of his mother, [...]
“You’ll Never Thirst”Juanita BynumFrom the Flow Records CD More Passion (2010)www.juanitabynum.comJuanita Bynum hits another home run, this time with “You’ll Never Thirst,” written by Da’Dra Crawford, Nicole Coleman-Mullen, Brad O’Donnell [...]
(Atlanta, GA – July 19, 2010) -- Gospel recording artist Darwin Hobbs was hospitalized last week with multiple large blood clots in both lungs. He is being treated at a [...]
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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.
