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JGM Pick of the Week December 6, 2021
“I’ll Say Yes” Ritchea Hodge Independent (release date: May 17, 2021) https://www.teammade.ca/ritchea-hodge By Robert M. Marovich It’s always a treat to hear fresh new voices in any genre, and Ritchea Hodge is one of them in gospel music. Born and raised in Brampton, Ontario, and a member of the Toronto worship collective MADE Music Group, Hodge delivers her debut, “I’ll Say Yes,” as a powerful declaration of discipleship. She reminds me of a younger Jekalyn Carr, especially when she interjects growls in her vocal runs during the vamp. The song has a drive that says more than “yes” to God’s [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: March 5, 2018
“Let the Healing Begin” Ernest J. Lee feat. Gerard Brooks From Anthems from the Vault, Vol. 1 David's Dance Music/RedTape Ent. (release date: June 13, 2017) https://ernestjleemusic.org/ By Bob Marovich All of us have burdens, Ernest J. Lee states at the outset of “Let the Healing Begin,” and it’s time [...]
JGM Music Hour – Episode 122
Click on this image to begin the streaming program. Episode 122 Playlist: 1. Lay down my burdens – Golden Bells 2. He saved me – YoLonda Lolar-Johnson 3. He promised me – BeBe Winans feat. Tobbi & Tommi and introducing Kiandra [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week December 6, 2021
“I’ll Say Yes” Ritchea Hodge Independent (release date: May 17, 2021) https://www.teammade.ca/ritchea-hodge By Robert M. Marovich It’s always a treat to hear fresh new voices in any genre, and Ritchea Hodge is one of them in gospel music. Born and raised in Brampton, Ontario, and a member of the Toronto worship collective MADE Music Group, Hodge delivers her debut, “I’ll Say Yes,” as a powerful declaration of discipleship. She reminds me of a younger Jekalyn Carr, especially when she interjects growls in her vocal runs during the vamp. The song has a drive that says more than “yes” to God’s [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: March 5, 2018
“Let the Healing Begin” Ernest J. Lee feat. Gerard Brooks From Anthems from the Vault, Vol. 1 David's Dance Music/RedTape Ent. (release date: June 13, 2017) https://ernestjleemusic.org/ By Bob Marovich All of us have burdens, Ernest J. Lee states at the outset of “Let the Healing Begin,” and it’s time [...]
JGM Music Hour – Episode 122
Click on this image to begin the streaming program. Episode 122 Playlist: 1. Lay down my burdens – Golden Bells 2. He saved me – YoLonda Lolar-Johnson 3. He promised me – BeBe Winans feat. Tobbi & Tommi and introducing Kiandra [...]
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Reverend Wesley Woods & the Hebrews Gospel SingersTry JesusG.C. Productions 2008www.hebrewsgospelsingers.comTry Jesus, the latest release (April 2008) from the Houston-based and Stellar-nominated Reverend Wesley Woods & the Hebrews Gospel Singers [...]
Sam Williams, manager of Tommy Ellison and the Singing Stars, informed TBGB this afternoon that Tommy Ellison "went home to Glory." He passed away this afternoon, January 3, 2009. The [...]
From EURweb.com:Grammy Awards official explains the reason 'Never Would Have Made It' wasn't nominated.By Mona Austin/mediamindedpro@yahoo.com(December 31, 2008) A Brooklyn street vendor is standing in 30 degree weather peddling Hip [...]
From D.A. Johnson of Malaco Records:The Mississippi Mass Choir Family regretfully announces the passing of our beloved singer - Rogina Thomas - on Saturday, December 27, 2008.Her homegoing service will [...]
“Call Him Up” & “When All God’s Children Get Together”Min. Keith Pringle & the Pentecostal Community ChoirSavoy Records, 1980 and 1981Min. Keith Pringle was an important figure in the 1980s [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago this Sunday morning, January 4, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time... for the monthly live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That [...]
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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.
