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“Everything Will Be Alright” – Harold Wade Sr.
“Everything Will Be Alright” Harold Wade Sr. Independent (release date: August 31, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Little Rock, Arkansas, pastor Harold Wade Sr. and his choir offer tender words of encouragement on this comforting ballad that hearkens back to the golden era of recording church choirs. “Everything Will Be Alright” features call-and-response as Wade, leader of New Life Church, speaks the lyrics as the choir and vocalist Tiana Green respond in kind with song—a technique gospel enthusiasts will remember either from James Cleveland’s work with the Caravans on “Solid Rock” or Kirk Franklin’s hit, “Why We Sing.” Though not [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: February 25, 2019
“Blessing Me” CHurCHicago Independent (release date: February 8, 2019) https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/Churchicago By Bob Marovich The first couple of singles by CHurCHicago left me regretfully nonplussed, but their latest, “Blessing Me,” is a different story. A drive-tempo selection fitted with a fiery vamp and feisty guitar licks, “Blessing Me” is a plea [...]
Phillip Carter – Live in Suwalki, Poland
Phillip Carter Featuring the Suwalki Workshop Choir and the Sounds of Victory Live in Suwalki, Poland SOV, Inc. (release date: January 25, 2019) www.phillipcartermusic.com By Bob Marovich The international popularity of gospel music has provided American choir directors and clinicians with opportunities to teach gospel vocal techniques to choirs in [...]
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“Everything Will Be Alright” – Harold Wade Sr.
“Everything Will Be Alright” Harold Wade Sr. Independent (release date: August 31, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Little Rock, Arkansas, pastor Harold Wade Sr. and his choir offer tender words of encouragement on this comforting ballad that hearkens back to the golden era of recording church choirs. “Everything Will Be Alright” features call-and-response as Wade, leader of New Life Church, speaks the lyrics as the choir and vocalist Tiana Green respond in kind with song—a technique gospel enthusiasts will remember either from James Cleveland’s work with the Caravans on “Solid Rock” or Kirk Franklin’s hit, “Why We Sing.” Though not [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: February 25, 2019
“Blessing Me” CHurCHicago Independent (release date: February 8, 2019) https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/Churchicago By Bob Marovich The first couple of singles by CHurCHicago left me regretfully nonplussed, but their latest, “Blessing Me,” is a different story. A drive-tempo selection fitted with a fiery vamp and feisty guitar licks, “Blessing Me” is a plea [...]
Phillip Carter – Live in Suwalki, Poland
Phillip Carter Featuring the Suwalki Workshop Choir and the Sounds of Victory Live in Suwalki, Poland SOV, Inc. (release date: January 25, 2019) www.phillipcartermusic.com By Bob Marovich The international popularity of gospel music has provided American choir directors and clinicians with opportunities to teach gospel vocal techniques to choirs in [...]
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“Simply Redeemed”Isaac CarreeSovereign Agency 2010www.sovereignagency.comMen of Standard co-founder Isaac Carree just released his version of the lovely “Simply Redeemed,” the Tommy Sims/Marc Harris composition that has already racked up solid [...]
Various ArtistsShall We Gather at the RiverState Library & Archives of Floridawww.floridamemory.com/Collections/folklife/folklife_cd3.cfmThe Florida Folklife Digitization and Education Project has made available an audio CD called Shall We Gather at the [...]
Register to attend The Gospel Trade's Gospel Music Symposium this Saturday, June 19. The 1:00 p.m. session Saturday afternoon will feature TBGB's Bob Marovich, Professor Reggie Miles of Howard University [...]
“Send the Praise Up”William Smith, Jr. & The Renewed Voices for ChristFrom the Psalms Music Group CD Send the Praise Up (release date: June 2010)www.psalmsmusicgroup.comThe title track of William Smith, [...]
"My Daddy" (aka "Daddy's Song")Evelyn Turrentine-AgeeFrom the WOS Records CD Double Exposure (2008)www.amazon.comGospel radio programmers know there are volumes of sacred songs about mother: praying, loving, going to church, singing, [...]
Dr. Cherli A. MontgomeryHoly CommunionXlibris 2009www.xlibris.comTrade paperback; 59 pagesNot long ago, Dr. Cherli A. Montgomery was a soloist and member of the choir at Chicago’s Lighthouse M.B. Church, under the [...]
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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.
