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Gail Stewart & Prayz4 Self-titled Independent (release date: July 12, 2017) By Robert M. Marovich What is immediately evident about the self-titled CD by the Texas-based family gospel group Gail Stewart & Prayz4 is its emphasis on modernizing traditional hymns and gospels. For example, the group gives the nineteenth-century hymn “I Need Thee” a mid-tempo R&B treatment, complete with bongos and snarling guitar, while Gail’s breathy soprano directs the rest of the singers toward a bluesy vamp. “Where He Leads Me” bathes the basic premise of the original hymn in a cornucopia of sounds, melodies, and new lyrics sufficient to [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: January 30, 2018
“He Saved Me” YaLonda Lolar-Johnson Thysongbird Music Group (release date: July 2017) www.thysongbird.com By Bob Marovich YaLonda Lolar-Johnson is distinctive in gospel music for hailing from two environments not particularly well known for producing many gospel artists: St. Paul, Minnesota; and the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Nevertheless, gospel is her favorite [...]
CeCe Winans Wins Big at Grammy Awards
Congratulations to the winners in the 60th Grammy Awards Gospel and Christian categories: Best Gospel Performance/Song: “Never Have to Be Alone” — CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill & Alvin Love III, songwriters Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “What a Beautiful Name” — Hillsong Worship; Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters Best [...]
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Gail Stewart & Prayz4 – s/t
Gail Stewart & Prayz4 Self-titled Independent (release date: July 12, 2017) By Robert M. Marovich What is immediately evident about the self-titled CD by the Texas-based family gospel group Gail Stewart & Prayz4 is its emphasis on modernizing traditional hymns and gospels. For example, the group gives the nineteenth-century hymn “I Need Thee” a mid-tempo R&B treatment, complete with bongos and snarling guitar, while Gail’s breathy soprano directs the rest of the singers toward a bluesy vamp. “Where He Leads Me” bathes the basic premise of the original hymn in a cornucopia of sounds, melodies, and new lyrics sufficient to [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: January 30, 2018
“He Saved Me” YaLonda Lolar-Johnson Thysongbird Music Group (release date: July 2017) www.thysongbird.com By Bob Marovich YaLonda Lolar-Johnson is distinctive in gospel music for hailing from two environments not particularly well known for producing many gospel artists: St. Paul, Minnesota; and the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Nevertheless, gospel is her favorite [...]
CeCe Winans Wins Big at Grammy Awards
Congratulations to the winners in the 60th Grammy Awards Gospel and Christian categories: Best Gospel Performance/Song: “Never Have to Be Alone” — CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill & Alvin Love III, songwriters Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “What a Beautiful Name” — Hillsong Worship; Ben Fielding & Brooke Ligertwood, songwriters Best [...]
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“Victory Shall Be Mine”Nu TraditionFrom the CD Nu TraditionTyscot Records 2008www.tyscot.comThe newly-assembled gospel group Nu Tradition lets loose its youthful energy on the churchy chestnut “Victory Shall Be Mine” like [...]
Chicago's Felisia Gladney honed her singing skills first under the tutelage of the late Patricia Andrews-Marovich and the Providence-St. Mel School Concert Choir, and most recently as a member of [...]
Perfect PeaceKristie L. SibleyK Love Music 2003www.cdbaby.com/kristiePerfect Peace is Kristie Linley-Sibley’s debut project, an independently produced inspirational jazz album. In the spirit of indie albums, Sibley and her crew multi-tasked: [...]
Thank You Jesus, One More TimeFrozene Lott HayesLotHay Music 2008www.cdbaby.comAfter losing two young adult sons in 2006, just six months apart – one to an act of violence and another [...]
The nominees for the 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards were announced at a press conference Tuesday at the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau.Leading the pack in nominations are Marvin [...]
"Drugs" The Virginia Aires Dove Records 2008 www.solidrockworldwide.com/virginiaaires.htm This summer, the popular Virginia Aires quartet of Chesapeake, VA declared jihad on drugs. "Drugs are a trick of the enemy," the [...]
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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.
