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RIP Deacon Dr. Timothy D. Poston Sr., Organist
By Robert M. Marovich Lady Sharon Poston shared the sad news that her husband, Deacon Dr. Timothy D. Poston Sr., passed away on March 15, 2022. The California organist's Churchin' on the Hammond B3 Organ was reviewed by the Journal of Gospel Music in 2018. We at JGM express our condolences to the family, friends, and many fans of Dr. Poston, a keyboard talent bar none. Here is the homegoing service information (it will be livestreamed):
Christon Gray Wants to Clear the Air with “Interim” Album
By Bob Marovich After the release of his Billboard-charting School of Roses in 2014, Christon Gray had no idea what was coming. “I didn’t know that I would be going through a separation and then a divorce,” Gray told the Journal of Gospel Music. “I didn’t know that I would [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: October 22, 2018
“Blue” Juliana Schnee (release date: October 5, 2018) Available on iTunes By Bob Marovich With her soaring tones accented by endearing yodels, twenty-two-year-old singer Juliana Schnee sounds like a young LeAnn Rimes. Her inspirational song “Blue” is made all the more effective by the understated small jazz combo and strings [...]
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Bob Marovich of the Journal of Gospel Music interviews gospel recording artist Lil Prince.
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RIP Deacon Dr. Timothy D. Poston Sr., Organist
By Robert M. Marovich Lady Sharon Poston shared the sad news that her husband, Deacon Dr. Timothy D. Poston Sr., passed away on March 15, 2022. The California organist's Churchin' on the Hammond B3 Organ was reviewed by the Journal of Gospel Music in 2018. We at JGM express our condolences to the family, friends, and many fans of Dr. Poston, a keyboard talent bar none. Here is the homegoing service information (it will be livestreamed):
Christon Gray Wants to Clear the Air with “Interim” Album
By Bob Marovich After the release of his Billboard-charting School of Roses in 2014, Christon Gray had no idea what was coming. “I didn’t know that I would be going through a separation and then a divorce,” Gray told the Journal of Gospel Music. “I didn’t know that I would [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: October 22, 2018
“Blue” Juliana Schnee (release date: October 5, 2018) Available on iTunes By Bob Marovich With her soaring tones accented by endearing yodels, twenty-two-year-old singer Juliana Schnee sounds like a young LeAnn Rimes. Her inspirational song “Blue” is made all the more effective by the understated small jazz combo and strings [...]
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The Black Gospel Blog is pleased to release its Best Fifteen Gospel Songs and Albums of 2009.As is our prerogative and tradition, the lists are completely unscientific. They are not [...]
Seventy years ago today, December 31, 1939, Pilgrim Baptist Church of Chicago, under the leadership of Rev. J.C. Austin, hosted a Watchmeeting Service that brought together a "constellation of stars," [...]
From a Press Release, sent to us by Gregory Gay:The Draper family regretfully reports that Marie “Ma” Draper, age 69, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital [...]
“Jesus is Knocking” Rev. James G. Grimes From the CD Jesus is Knocking Private Release 2009 When it comes to singing gospel music, Rev. James Grimes of Mount Olive, North [...]
Monae Miller I’m On My Way EP The Gospel Jam 2009 www.monaemiller.com Earlier this month, TBGB featured the bouncy, tuneful and infectious title track from Kansas-born and Texas-based singer-songwriter Monae [...]
From PBS.org:THIRTEEN’s American Masters celebrates the wonderful world of music game-changer and definitive soul singer Sam Cooke in Sam Cooke: Crossing Over, airing Monday, January 11 at 9 p.m. (ET) [...]
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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.
