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“Never Give Up” – Michelle Brooks-Thompson
“Never Give Up” Michelle Brooks-Thompson (release date: January 28, 2022) www.michellebrooksthompsonmusic.com By Robert M. Marovich This contemporary single by Michelle Brooks-Thompson articulates what we already know but frequently forget: “God will never leave you…you’ve come too far to give up now.” The arrangement is lush and a supremely confident Michelle sings the stuffing out of the song, supplementing arcing high notes with a few lines of shouting evangelism at the end. She delivers just enough melisma to make it pretty but not so much to make it sound busy. A Season 3 finalist on NBC’s The Voice, Michelle Brooks-Thompson is [...]
Troy Ramey, Popular Quartet Lead Singer, Passes Away
By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music learned that Troy Ramey, longtime lead singer for the Soul Searchers of Atlanta, Georgia, has passed away. More details will be forthcoming as they are made available. Formerly a house painter, Troy Ramey was first lead for the Soul Searchers since the [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: December 3, 2018
“Working for My Good” Brandon Mitchell & S.W.A.P. feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith From the BAMSWAP Music album Amazing By Bob Marovich Once again, an AyRon Lewis production makes our list: “Working For My Good,” by Brandon Mitchell & S.W.A.P. (Singers With A Purpose). This selection, rendered in the 12/8 “rocking chair” [...]
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“Never Give Up” – Michelle Brooks-Thompson
“Never Give Up” Michelle Brooks-Thompson (release date: January 28, 2022) www.michellebrooksthompsonmusic.com By Robert M. Marovich This contemporary single by Michelle Brooks-Thompson articulates what we already know but frequently forget: “God will never leave you…you’ve come too far to give up now.” The arrangement is lush and a supremely confident Michelle sings the stuffing out of the song, supplementing arcing high notes with a few lines of shouting evangelism at the end. She delivers just enough melisma to make it pretty but not so much to make it sound busy. A Season 3 finalist on NBC’s The Voice, Michelle Brooks-Thompson is [...]
Troy Ramey, Popular Quartet Lead Singer, Passes Away
By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music learned that Troy Ramey, longtime lead singer for the Soul Searchers of Atlanta, Georgia, has passed away. More details will be forthcoming as they are made available. Formerly a house painter, Troy Ramey was first lead for the Soul Searchers since the [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: December 3, 2018
“Working for My Good” Brandon Mitchell & S.W.A.P. feat. Lisa Knowles-Smith From the BAMSWAP Music album Amazing By Bob Marovich Once again, an AyRon Lewis production makes our list: “Working For My Good,” by Brandon Mitchell & S.W.A.P. (Singers With A Purpose). This selection, rendered in the 12/8 “rocking chair” [...]
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“I Still Remember” real name hotchelseaPastor C.L. Fairchild & the Voices of Greater Faith(feat. Pastor DeAndre Patterson)GFH Records 2009One can argue whether regional differences in music still exist, especially in [...]
"He Wants It All"Forever JonesFrom the EMI Gospel CD Get Ready (release date: June, 2010)www.emigospel.comThe first single from Forever Jones' forthcoming debut project, Get Ready, "He Wants It All" is [...]
“Krazy Praize”April NevelsFrom the 7-Places Indie Records CD Krazy Praise (full album release scheduled: Spring 2010)April Nevels, a member of the popular Nevels Sisters (“Clap Your Hands”), has embarked on [...]
WAPT reports that the Jackson Southernaires were honored in their hometown of Jackson, Mississippi yesterday when the Bailey Avenue Extension was renamed "Jackson Southernaires Drive."Read more here: Jackson Southernaires
“Here We Go”DJ Jonny BlazeBlazeone Recordswww.myspace.com/djjonnyblaze2009Baltimore DJ, record label owner and recording artist with a knack for turning prepubescent preoccupations (ice cream, PB&J, Spongebob) into club hits, Jonny Blaze is [...]
The Five Blind Boys of MississippiI Won’t ComplainMeltone Entertainment Group 2009www.myspace.com/fiveblindboysofmississippiSo much deserved attention is given the Grammy Award-winning Blind Boys of Alabama that many don’t realize the Blind Boys [...]
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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.
