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“Go Tell It on the Mountain” – Maverick City Music
“Go Tell It on the Mountain” Maverick City Music feat. Melvin Crispell III, Chandler Moore, and Mav City Gospel Choir From the Tribl Records album A Very Maverick Christmas (release date: November 30, 2021) www.maverickcitymusic.com By Robert M. Marovich Maverick City Music has taken the gospel music world by storm. Now the GRAMMY® Award-nominated and Stellar and Dove Award-winning collective tackles classic yuletide and other congregational singalong fare on A Very Maverick Christmas. Their version of the spiritual “Go Tell It on the Mountain” has the right mix of whirring organ, outsized choral harmonies, compelling contemporary rhythm, call-and-response work, and [...]
Brent Jones – Joy Comin’
Brent Jones Joy Comin' EchoPark JDI Entertainment (release date: August 12, 2014) https://www.facebook.com/JDIRecords/ By Bob Marovich With his 2014 album Joy Comin’, singer-songwriter Brent Jones took one giant leap from his days as leader of the gospel hip hop group T.P. Mobb. This album represented a new sound for Jones’s listeners, [...]
Various Artists: Make It Gospel – Chapter One
Various Artists Make It Gospel: Chapter One (release date: October 18, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/makeitgospelchapterone By Bob Marovich Make It Gospel: Chapter One is an independently-produced EP that showcases three “hidden jewel” gospel quartets: one male (Men of Fellowship), one female (New Stars of Faith), and one young group (Psalm 100). All three quartets are [...]
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“Go Tell It on the Mountain” – Maverick City Music
“Go Tell It on the Mountain” Maverick City Music feat. Melvin Crispell III, Chandler Moore, and Mav City Gospel Choir From the Tribl Records album A Very Maverick Christmas (release date: November 30, 2021) www.maverickcitymusic.com By Robert M. Marovich Maverick City Music has taken the gospel music world by storm. Now the GRAMMY® Award-nominated and Stellar and Dove Award-winning collective tackles classic yuletide and other congregational singalong fare on A Very Maverick Christmas. Their version of the spiritual “Go Tell It on the Mountain” has the right mix of whirring organ, outsized choral harmonies, compelling contemporary rhythm, call-and-response work, and [...]
Brent Jones – Joy Comin’
Brent Jones Joy Comin' EchoPark JDI Entertainment (release date: August 12, 2014) https://www.facebook.com/JDIRecords/ By Bob Marovich With his 2014 album Joy Comin’, singer-songwriter Brent Jones took one giant leap from his days as leader of the gospel hip hop group T.P. Mobb. This album represented a new sound for Jones’s listeners, [...]
Various Artists: Make It Gospel – Chapter One
Various Artists Make It Gospel: Chapter One (release date: October 18, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/makeitgospelchapterone By Bob Marovich Make It Gospel: Chapter One is an independently-produced EP that showcases three “hidden jewel” gospel quartets: one male (Men of Fellowship), one female (New Stars of Faith), and one young group (Psalm 100). All three quartets are [...]
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BreakthroughPilgrim Missionary Baptist Church Choirs “Live”Independent release 2008(708) 237-3779I’m not certain exactly when churches recognized the fundraising, membership development and public relations potential of producing records of their gospel choirs, [...]
Cynthia JonesGotta SoulKingdom Records 2008www.kingdomrecordsinc.comYou may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you can judge a CD by its cover.Especially in the case of [...]
From The State, Thursday, January 8, 2009:Viewing, funeral to celebrate life of Tommy EllisonBy OTIS R. TAYLOR JR. - otaylor@thestate.com Like James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke, Tommy Ellison [...]
Anthony Heilbut (The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times) informed TBGB today that Rev. Claude Jeter, the amazing high tenor lead singer and original member of the famed Swan [...]
From D.A. Johnson of Malaco...The Malaco Music Group regrets to inform you that Maurette Brown Clark's sister, Loretta Faison, passed after a brief illness on Saturday, January 3, 2008. Ms. [...]
“Born Again”Perry Taft & CompanyFrom the forthcoming CD Born Again (available January 20, 2009)www.bksmusicgroup.comSomehow, it seems fitting that the first official Pick of the Week of the new year is [...]
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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.
