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Maranda Curtis – Die to Live
Maranda Curtis Die to Live Butterfly Works / Red Alliance Media / Fair Trade Services Release date: February 18, 2022 www.iammaranda.com By Robert M. Marovich Although his declaration doesn’t appear until several minutes into the album, Bishop John Francis essentially states the theme of Maranda Curtis’s new album Die to Live. After quoting John 12:24, Francis says: “I found out that a seed has the ability to last for millions of years, even when it’s dead. But the moment that seed, in its death state, is put in the soil, it finds life again….The death of a thing is a [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 13, 2018
“With All My Heart” Marlon McDaniel M2 Music (release date: August 4, 2016) www.marlonmcdaniel.com By Bob Marovich Accompanied only by piano, gospel singer-songwriter Marlon McDaniel delivers a delicate ballad of praise in “With All My Heart.” The song’s audience-melting sweetness earned the Ohio singer from the Church of God in [...]
Elvis Presley – Where No One Stands Alone
Elvis Presley Where No One Stands Alone RCA / Legacy Recordings (release date: August 10, 2018) www.legacyrecordings.com By Bob Marovich When Elvis Presley became a national sensation in the mid-1950s, there were those who thought he was the devil personified, what with the hip shaking, sneering, and rock ‘n’ roll [...]
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Maranda Curtis – Die to Live
Maranda Curtis Die to Live Butterfly Works / Red Alliance Media / Fair Trade Services Release date: February 18, 2022 www.iammaranda.com By Robert M. Marovich Although his declaration doesn’t appear until several minutes into the album, Bishop John Francis essentially states the theme of Maranda Curtis’s new album Die to Live. After quoting John 12:24, Francis says: “I found out that a seed has the ability to last for millions of years, even when it’s dead. But the moment that seed, in its death state, is put in the soil, it finds life again….The death of a thing is a [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 13, 2018
“With All My Heart” Marlon McDaniel M2 Music (release date: August 4, 2016) www.marlonmcdaniel.com By Bob Marovich Accompanied only by piano, gospel singer-songwriter Marlon McDaniel delivers a delicate ballad of praise in “With All My Heart.” The song’s audience-melting sweetness earned the Ohio singer from the Church of God in [...]
Elvis Presley – Where No One Stands Alone
Elvis Presley Where No One Stands Alone RCA / Legacy Recordings (release date: August 10, 2018) www.legacyrecordings.com By Bob Marovich When Elvis Presley became a national sensation in the mid-1950s, there were those who thought he was the devil personified, what with the hip shaking, sneering, and rock ‘n’ roll [...]
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Perry Parker & the Gospel JubilairesKeep SteppingP&D Starlight Productions (release date: November 14, 2009)Once veteran quartet singer Perry “Big Country” Parker organized the Gospel Jubilaires in Fayetteville, NC in 2007, [...]
Minister Keith Pringle may be well known as a gospel singer, but he is also one of the architects of the 1980s choir sound. His work with the Pentecostal Community [...]
“Hold On (Change is Coming)”James Grear & CompanyFrom the CD Don’t Waste Another DayHabakkuk Music/Universal Music Christian Groupwww.habakkukmusic.comOn its latest CD, Don’t Waste Another Day, James Grear & Company from [...]
Committed 4 ChristCommitted 4 ChristMaurla Publishing, Inc., 2009www.cdbaby.com (available in late September '09)During the introduction of “Jesus, You’re the Best” on Committed 4 Christ’s self-titled debut CD/DVD combo, Pastor Randolph [...]
Congratulations to Rebecca Malope! She will be honored September 18, 2009 by the Crown Gospel Music Awards for her 25 years as an artist and mentor in the gospel music [...]
You've heard "Close to You." Now you can listen to a "leaked" (wink wink) copy of BeBe and CeCe Winans' "Grace." It's from the duo's much anticipated album Still, their [...]
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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.
