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“Thank You” – Sonny Brown
“Thank You” Sonny Brown Independent (release date: January 3, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich If Sonny Brown’s “Thank You” has a traditional gospel quartet vibe, it’s because Brown has spent part of his career in the quartet field, notably with the Fantastic Violinaires and the Swanee Quintet. In exhalations of gutsy singing, shouting, and at least one good ol' gospel chuckle, Brown offers effusive praise to God one moment and the next instructs listeners who have faced trials to raise their voices in gratitude. “But didn’t my God step in,” Brown asks, “and didn’t he make a way?” He is [...]
Damon Williams on #WeAreVerity: “Everyone has a Verity Story”
By Bob Marovich RCA Inspiration and Verity Records are going all out to promote Verity’s twenty-four-year legacy, and it’s starting with the aishahsofey#WeAreVerity campaign. The June campaign coincides with Black Music Month. Damon Williams “We want to honor one of the richest and most legacy-filled catalogs in gospel [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: June 11, 2018
“If God” Casey J From the forthcoming Tyscot album The Gathering (single release date: June 25, 2018) www.tyscot.com Bob Marovich As a schoolteacher, Casey J has had to ask lots of hard questions. So it’s not surprising that on her new single, “If God,” she wonders aloud why there is [...]
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“Thank You” – Sonny Brown
“Thank You” Sonny Brown Independent (release date: January 3, 2022) By Robert M. Marovich If Sonny Brown’s “Thank You” has a traditional gospel quartet vibe, it’s because Brown has spent part of his career in the quartet field, notably with the Fantastic Violinaires and the Swanee Quintet. In exhalations of gutsy singing, shouting, and at least one good ol' gospel chuckle, Brown offers effusive praise to God one moment and the next instructs listeners who have faced trials to raise their voices in gratitude. “But didn’t my God step in,” Brown asks, “and didn’t he make a way?” He is [...]
Damon Williams on #WeAreVerity: “Everyone has a Verity Story”
By Bob Marovich RCA Inspiration and Verity Records are going all out to promote Verity’s twenty-four-year legacy, and it’s starting with the aishahsofey#WeAreVerity campaign. The June campaign coincides with Black Music Month. Damon Williams “We want to honor one of the richest and most legacy-filled catalogs in gospel [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: June 11, 2018
“If God” Casey J From the forthcoming Tyscot album The Gathering (single release date: June 25, 2018) www.tyscot.com Bob Marovich As a schoolteacher, Casey J has had to ask lots of hard questions. So it’s not surprising that on her new single, “If God,” she wonders aloud why there is [...]
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“Resting On His Promise”Youthful PraiseFrom the forthcoming Evidence Records CD Resting On His Promise (slated for release August 11, 2009)http://www.youthfulpraise.org/Stellar-nominated contemporary worship choir Youthful Praise and its leader James JJ [...]
From a Press Release:Christian Action Ministries (CAM) of Branson, Missouri is seeking contemporary, traditional and southern gospel singing groups that are interested in competing for 12 finalist positions at CAM’s [...]
Christopher Page & the Dream Keeper’s EnsembleA Page from My HeartRestoration Records 2008www.myspace.com/christopherpageandthedreamkeepersA former professor of gospel music at the University of Maryland and an ordained minister of the Church [...]
“The Man in Room 1009”Jerry Lawson & James Power, feat. the JerryettesSelf-produced 2009www.jamespower.netIt’s been a while since someone released a tribute single upon the passing of a gospel artist.Back in [...]
Bishop Larry D. Trotter & the Sweet Holy Spirit Combined ChoirsI Still BelieveUtopia Music Group and Tyscot Records 2009www.tyscot.comIt’s not surprising to hear references to Job on Bishop Trotter and [...]
From a Press Release: Nashville, TN – Sheri Jones-Moffett is the voice you know and love. From The Tri-City Singers to her duo work in Ted & Sheri, Moffett has [...]
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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.
