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“Immanuel” – Beverly Heath
“Immanuel” Beverly Heath Independent (release date: October 15, 2021) www.beverlyheath.com By Robert M. Marovich Atlanta-based gospel singer Beverly Heath’s contribution to the Christmas season is “Immanuel,” a heartwarmingly-rendered carol about the newborn Christ child. Surrounded by background vocalists, Heath weaves her lyrics around the very definition of Immanuel, God with us, to express her joy over the coming of “the one true gift of love.” Keyth Lee’s orchestration, which includes a dramatic key change and sweeping crescendo entrance to the final stanza, sells the song.
JGM Pick of the Week: January 16, 2018
“He Rose” Brent Jones From the EchoPark JDI Entertainment album Joy Comin’ (release date: August 12, 2014) By Bob Marovich Calling “He Rose” a “good old Baptist song,” Brent Jones and his choir offer a good old Easter Sunday song that works for any time of the year. This bouncy and [...]
RIP: Edwin Hawkins, Architect of Contemporary Gospel
Photo Credit: Hawkins Gospel Conference website By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music has learned that Edwin Hawkins, whose arrangement of the nineteenth-century hymn "Oh Happy Day" became a crossover success and signaled the emergence of contemporary gospel music, passed away today (Jan. 15) in Pleasanton, California. Here [...]
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“Immanuel” – Beverly Heath
“Immanuel” Beverly Heath Independent (release date: October 15, 2021) www.beverlyheath.com By Robert M. Marovich Atlanta-based gospel singer Beverly Heath’s contribution to the Christmas season is “Immanuel,” a heartwarmingly-rendered carol about the newborn Christ child. Surrounded by background vocalists, Heath weaves her lyrics around the very definition of Immanuel, God with us, to express her joy over the coming of “the one true gift of love.” Keyth Lee’s orchestration, which includes a dramatic key change and sweeping crescendo entrance to the final stanza, sells the song.
JGM Pick of the Week: January 16, 2018
“He Rose” Brent Jones From the EchoPark JDI Entertainment album Joy Comin’ (release date: August 12, 2014) By Bob Marovich Calling “He Rose” a “good old Baptist song,” Brent Jones and his choir offer a good old Easter Sunday song that works for any time of the year. This bouncy and [...]
RIP: Edwin Hawkins, Architect of Contemporary Gospel
Photo Credit: Hawkins Gospel Conference website By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music has learned that Edwin Hawkins, whose arrangement of the nineteenth-century hymn "Oh Happy Day" became a crossover success and signaled the emergence of contemporary gospel music, passed away today (Jan. 15) in Pleasanton, California. Here [...]
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On the rainiest weekend in Chicago history, gospel artist Brian Courtney Wilson made time to speak with The Black Gospel Blog. We sat in the city’s Hyde Park neighborhood (home [...]
What Will I Leave Behind &Keep On WaitingThe Rahming Brotherswww.RahmingBrothers.comLocated 325 miles southeast of Miami, Florida, Cat Island, Bahamas is a 150 square mile patch of beautiful sand beaches and [...]
“No Other Name (Holy)”Phil TarverFrom the CD Draw NearerKingdom Records 2008www.kingdomrecordsinc.comIt’s hard not to picture in your mind the colorful, swirling banners; the lithe, leaping praise dancers; and animated chorus [...]
“Do It” Dottie PeoplesFrom the CD Do ItDP Muzik Group 2008www.dottiepeoples.comLike last week’s Pick of the Week, “Do It” is a traditional performance, demonstrating that there will always be room [...]
LaShell GriffinDreams Are PossibleDAP Music 2008www.lashellgriffin.orgShe won Oprah’s Pop Star Challenge in 2004. Her first single, the inspirational anthem “Free,” debuted at #3 on Billboard’s Gospel Charts and even climbed [...]
Various ArtistsGospel Truth Magazine Presents Gospel Mix ‘08World Wide Records 2008www.gospeltruthmagazine.comIf WOW Gospel is the World Series of black gospel music, Gospel Truth Magazine founder Kerry Douglas’ new Gospel Mix [...]
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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.
