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“The Birth of Gospel” Airs on WTTW May 6
Photo Credit: Library of Congress CHICAGO – March 8, 2022 – The Pillsbury Dough Boy. The Iroquois Theatre. Mayor Jane Byrne. The Father of Gospel. These iconic people, places, and things each have fascinating stories behind them. On Friday, April 1 at 8:00 pm on all platforms, WTTW will premiere a new season of CHICAGO STORIES, the only weekly documentary program dedicated to uncovering the sweeping history, rich diversity, and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city. Each of the six new stories profiles a person or event that shaped Chicago, including the city’s first [...]
“I Wanna Know You” – Intimate Praise
“I Wanna Know You” Intimate Praise From the Downbeat Records CD I Wanna Know You (2018) https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/IntimatePraise By Bob Marovich The California gospel duo Intimate Praise, comprised of Allyson Ross Moses and Dennis Flannigan, lives up to its moniker on “I Wanna Know You.” From their album of the same title, [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: January 8, 2019
“Go” Trin-i-tee 5:7 From the DarkChild Music CD A Project of Healing (2018) By Bob Marovich In the context of A Project of Healing, Fred Jerkins’ various artists CD from which it comes, “Go” represents more than a reunion of Angel and Chanelle of Trin-i-tee 5:7. It also represents, in lyric [...]
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Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews gospel recording artist Lil Prince.
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“The Birth of Gospel” Airs on WTTW May 6
Photo Credit: Library of Congress CHICAGO – March 8, 2022 – The Pillsbury Dough Boy. The Iroquois Theatre. Mayor Jane Byrne. The Father of Gospel. These iconic people, places, and things each have fascinating stories behind them. On Friday, April 1 at 8:00 pm on all platforms, WTTW will premiere a new season of CHICAGO STORIES, the only weekly documentary program dedicated to uncovering the sweeping history, rich diversity, and breadth of human experience that shaped this great American city. Each of the six new stories profiles a person or event that shaped Chicago, including the city’s first [...]
“I Wanna Know You” – Intimate Praise
“I Wanna Know You” Intimate Praise From the Downbeat Records CD I Wanna Know You (2018) https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/IntimatePraise By Bob Marovich The California gospel duo Intimate Praise, comprised of Allyson Ross Moses and Dennis Flannigan, lives up to its moniker on “I Wanna Know You.” From their album of the same title, [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: January 8, 2019
“Go” Trin-i-tee 5:7 From the DarkChild Music CD A Project of Healing (2018) By Bob Marovich In the context of A Project of Healing, Fred Jerkins’ various artists CD from which it comes, “Go” represents more than a reunion of Angel and Chanelle of Trin-i-tee 5:7. It also represents, in lyric [...]
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by Bob Marovich, The Black Gospel BlogKirk Franklin revealed “the fight of his life” in lyrics and melody. With the publication of The Blueprint: A Plan for Living above Life’s [...]
Rev. Ed Wilson & the Rising Star SingersDreams Do Come TrueSharp Records 2009www.sharprecordsusa.comDreams Do Come True, by the Rising Star Singers of Eastover, South Carolina, is clearly the product of [...]
“I Believe”Praises of ZionSavoy Records 2010www.malaco.com“Come on, make some noise for the Lord,” a voice cries out at the beginning of “I Believe.” The Praises of Zion respond accordingly, commencing [...]
“His Mercy”Called II WorshipFrom the CD Foreverwww.myspace.com/called2worship“His Mercy” is a delicate and hypnotic worship song delivered passionately and reverently by Cincinnati’s Called II Worship, a male group whose harmonies and [...]
Al "The Bishop" Hobbs, Chairman of the Gospel Announcers Guild, announced that Apostle Arvetra Jones, Sr. made his transition from labor to reward Saturday, April 10, 2010, in Chapel Hill, [...]
Keep gospel artist Monica Lisa Stevenson ("So Glad He Saved Me") and her family lifted in prayer. She and two members of her team were en route to Washington DC [...]
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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.
