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JGM Pick of the Week – April 13, 2022
“Highest Praise” Terry Fuller Project ft. Justin Mickens Independent (release date: June 24, 2021) https://www.tjmusicgroup.com/ By Robert M. Marovich Accented by rhythmic foot thumps, Terry Fuller Project’s “Highest Praise” is a joyful selection that will set listeners to handclapping and foot tapping. Lead singer Justin Mickens handles vocals like the effervescent quartet lead he is while the background vocalists support with great enthusiasm. The extended vamp—it might even be considered two vamps back-to-back—allow Fuller to engage in tuneful preaching on the subject of the praiseworthiness of God. By the end of the nearly six-minute single, Mickens growls and shouts while [...]
Brent Jones – Open Your Mouth and Say Something
Brent Jones Open Your Mouth and Say Something JDI Records (release date: September 14, 2018) By Bob Marovich “Don’t you dare walk away from gospel music!” Brent Jones exhorts in the midst of his delightful new project, Open Your Mouth and Say Something. He certainly provides an excellent role model [...]
“Silent Night” – Eddie Ruth Bradford
“Silent Night” Eddie Ruth Bradford Eddie Ruth Bradford Music (2018) By Bob Marovich Eddie Ruth Bradford could sing Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and it would sound carved out of the Mississippi hills. So it’s no surprise that the Clarksdale, Mississippi, native turns the Christmas classic “Silent Night” into a slice of [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week – April 13, 2022
“Highest Praise” Terry Fuller Project ft. Justin Mickens Independent (release date: June 24, 2021) https://www.tjmusicgroup.com/ By Robert M. Marovich Accented by rhythmic foot thumps, Terry Fuller Project’s “Highest Praise” is a joyful selection that will set listeners to handclapping and foot tapping. Lead singer Justin Mickens handles vocals like the effervescent quartet lead he is while the background vocalists support with great enthusiasm. The extended vamp—it might even be considered two vamps back-to-back—allow Fuller to engage in tuneful preaching on the subject of the praiseworthiness of God. By the end of the nearly six-minute single, Mickens growls and shouts while [...]
Brent Jones – Open Your Mouth and Say Something
Brent Jones Open Your Mouth and Say Something JDI Records (release date: September 14, 2018) By Bob Marovich “Don’t you dare walk away from gospel music!” Brent Jones exhorts in the midst of his delightful new project, Open Your Mouth and Say Something. He certainly provides an excellent role model [...]
“Silent Night” – Eddie Ruth Bradford
“Silent Night” Eddie Ruth Bradford Eddie Ruth Bradford Music (2018) By Bob Marovich Eddie Ruth Bradford could sing Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and it would sound carved out of the Mississippi hills. So it’s no surprise that the Clarksdale, Mississippi, native turns the Christmas classic “Silent Night” into a slice of [...]
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TBGB had a chance to spend a few moments last week with gospel artist Cheryl "Coko" Clemens. Coko's CD, The Winner in Me (Light Records), was one of our Top [...]
“The Best in Me”Marvin SappFrom the Verity Records CD Here I Am (release date: March 16, 2010)www.verityrecords.comIt’s an understatement to say that the past three years have all but belonged [...]
“We Can Rock the World’s Foundation”JunSix, Blac Heat and Jess the FactsMusic and Strength for Haiti 2010www.musicandstrength.tv/group/musicandstrengthforhaitiWith the exception of Hurricane Katrina, no other natural disaster in modern history has [...]
“Jesus is Coming Back” Jevon D. Brock & Restoration From the album Urgent Messages (2009) www.cdbaby.com/cd/jevonrestoration2 On “Jesus is Coming Back,” Jevon D. Brock & Restoration is enraptured by The [...]
“Let Go”PJ Morton featuring Bishop Paul S. MortonS.O.S. (Songs of Solomon) (2010)After being asked by audiences to perform the Stellar Award-winning hit he wrote for DeWayne Woods, PJ Morton decided [...]
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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.
