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RIP: Jonathan “Papa Joe” DuBose, Sr. (Sensational Starlights)
By Robert M. Marovich Anne' DuBose informed JGM of the passing of her father, Jonathan "Papa Joe" DuBose Sr. He transitioned today at age 82. Papa Joe DuBose was a member of the Sensational Starlights gospel quartet of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a leader in the local gospel music community. Anne' and her family developed a book on the life of Papa Joe after she and her brothers Kenneth and Jonathan Jr. compiled a historical program for their father's 70th birthday celebration. Many know Jonathan DuBose Jr. for his years of guitar work for many gospel artists. Homegoing details:Thursday, December 23, [...]
Jennifer Shaw – Nothing to Fear
Jennifer Shaw Nothing to Fear This Side Up, LLC (release date: February 20, 2018) www.jennifershaw.com By Bob Marovich Jennifer Shaw is a Christian singer-songwriter who doesn't limit her lyrics to vertical praise. In fact, she traverses socially-relevant issues on Nothing to Fear, her first full-length album in six years. There [...]
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise Leaves 2018 Stellar Awards with Six Trophies, Travis Greene with Four
By Bob Marovich With six awards, JJ Hairston led the pack at the Stellar Awards ceremonies in Las Vegas this past weekend (March 23-24). Singer-songwriter Travis Greene took home four honors, including Artist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Hairston and his Youthful Praise choir took home [...]
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RIP: Jonathan “Papa Joe” DuBose, Sr. (Sensational Starlights)
By Robert M. Marovich Anne' DuBose informed JGM of the passing of her father, Jonathan "Papa Joe" DuBose Sr. He transitioned today at age 82. Papa Joe DuBose was a member of the Sensational Starlights gospel quartet of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a leader in the local gospel music community. Anne' and her family developed a book on the life of Papa Joe after she and her brothers Kenneth and Jonathan Jr. compiled a historical program for their father's 70th birthday celebration. Many know Jonathan DuBose Jr. for his years of guitar work for many gospel artists. Homegoing details:Thursday, December 23, [...]
Jennifer Shaw – Nothing to Fear
Jennifer Shaw Nothing to Fear This Side Up, LLC (release date: February 20, 2018) www.jennifershaw.com By Bob Marovich Jennifer Shaw is a Christian singer-songwriter who doesn't limit her lyrics to vertical praise. In fact, she traverses socially-relevant issues on Nothing to Fear, her first full-length album in six years. There [...]
JJ Hairston & Youthful Praise Leaves 2018 Stellar Awards with Six Trophies, Travis Greene with Four
By Bob Marovich With six awards, JJ Hairston led the pack at the Stellar Awards ceremonies in Las Vegas this past weekend (March 23-24). Singer-songwriter Travis Greene took home four honors, including Artist of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year. Hairston and his Youthful Praise choir took home [...]
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“Jesus Promised Me a Home Over There”Jennifer HudsonFrom the Arista CD Jennifer Hudson (2008)www.jenniferhudsononline.comChicagoan Jennifer Hudson now has a Grammy Award to set next to her Oscar. At the 51st [...]
From the Associated Press: black gospel artists who won honors at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2009.Gospel Performance: "Get Up," Mary Mary; track from "The Sound" (Columbia)Gospel [...]
Steve Mann of facebook Rubi RoseBlack Box Photography in Asheville, NC has been promoting and photographing Tommy Ellison and the Singing Stars and other gospel quartet figures for fifteen years. [...]
God Did That ThingBishop Bobby Hilton & Word of Deliverance Mass ChoirBVHilton Records 2009www.goddidthatthing.comIf his new live project, God Did That Thing, is any indication, Forest Park, Ohio's Bishop Bobby [...]
TonyaSpecial FriendKingdom Records 2008www.kingdomrecordsinc.comNo doubt about it: Tonya Baker can sing.I don’t mean “sing” as in big-voiced, megachurch-filling gospel diva. Tonya has what I consider a bright pop sensibility, like [...]
On Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 4:30 p.m., ‘The Anointed Voices’ of New Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating BLACK HISTORY MONTH with a salute to BLACK GOSPEL QUARTETS [...]
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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.
