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JGM Pick of the Week: February 7, 2022
“The Garden” E. Daniels From the Presence Records CD The Garden (release date: May 2020) www.EDanielsministries.com By Robert M. Marovich While “The Garden” has been out for a while, it is deserving of a second listen, especially in preparation for Easter season. The song defies categorization. While Pastor Ernest E. ("E.") Daniels delivers the ballad with robust gospel chops, the delicate melody and sparse arrangement evoke CCM when it isn’t trying to sound like country music. In an era of too many sound-alike songs, “The Garden” is distinctive for its heartfelt message about longing to return to that secret sacred [...]
RIP: Stan Lewis, Record Company Owner
Photo Credit: Legacy.com Stanley "Stan" Lewis, owner of Jewel Records, passed away July 14, 2018, at the age of 91. In 1948, he and his wife Pauline opened Stan's Record Shop in Shreveport, Louisiana. One of their customers was a young Elvis Presley. From there, the Lewis's built [...]
Phil Cook – People Are My Drug
Phil Cook People Are My Drug Psychic Hotline / Thirty Tigers (release date: June 1, 2018) www.philcookmusic.com By Bob Marovich Rootsy gospel vibes abound on Phil Cook’s second solo album, People Are My Drug. A native of from Wisconsin now living in Durham, North Carolina, Cook counts among his inspirations such [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week: February 7, 2022
“The Garden” E. Daniels From the Presence Records CD The Garden (release date: May 2020) www.EDanielsministries.com By Robert M. Marovich While “The Garden” has been out for a while, it is deserving of a second listen, especially in preparation for Easter season. The song defies categorization. While Pastor Ernest E. ("E.") Daniels delivers the ballad with robust gospel chops, the delicate melody and sparse arrangement evoke CCM when it isn’t trying to sound like country music. In an era of too many sound-alike songs, “The Garden” is distinctive for its heartfelt message about longing to return to that secret sacred [...]
RIP: Stan Lewis, Record Company Owner
Photo Credit: Legacy.com Stanley "Stan" Lewis, owner of Jewel Records, passed away July 14, 2018, at the age of 91. In 1948, he and his wife Pauline opened Stan's Record Shop in Shreveport, Louisiana. One of their customers was a young Elvis Presley. From there, the Lewis's built [...]
Phil Cook – People Are My Drug
Phil Cook People Are My Drug Psychic Hotline / Thirty Tigers (release date: June 1, 2018) www.philcookmusic.com By Bob Marovich Rootsy gospel vibes abound on Phil Cook’s second solo album, People Are My Drug. A native of from Wisconsin now living in Durham, North Carolina, Cook counts among his inspirations such [...]
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Minister Greg Harris - Live Your Worst is Over and Your Best is Yet to Come Sabbath Day Records 2009 www.sabbathdayrecords.com I first heard Minister Greg Harris of Little Rock, [...]
Congratulations to gospel artists Marjane, Mary Mary and Marvin Winans, Jr. for their 2009 MP3 Music Awards (MMA) nomination in the Gospel/Christian/Spiritual category. The artists were nominated for the following [...]
TBGB congratulates its good friend, Rev. Joe Williams (Sons of the Birds, Dixie Hummingbirds) on being chosen to receive the Paul Robeson Freedom Fighter Award from the West Philadelphia Cultural [...]
Gospel enthusiasts will recognize Renee Credle as the only directress among three directors of the New York State Mass Choir, the group that sang alongside GMWA Chairman Bishop Albert Jamison [...]
The Gospel Music Workshop of America concluded its annual convention in Cincinnati yesterday evening and will be returning to the "Queen City" for next year's gathering. Although the following is [...]
Every year at the Gospel Announcers Guild meetings during the Gospel Music Workshop of America, one artist takes the room by surprise.So far this year, that artist is Pastor Seon [...]
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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.
