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Kem Evans Remembers Columbus, Ohio, Musician Mrs. Doris L. Brown
Ed. Note: This remembrance, written by Kem Evans, is so affecting I want to share it with the Journal of Gospel Music readers. Mrs. Doris L. Brown is an example of the many thousands of music ministers who walk humbly with the Lord in their work and don't get nearly enough attention by the larger gospel music industry. By Kem Evans In honor of Black History Month, I honor the memory of a legend who left a lasting legacy, the late Mrs. Doris L. Brown. She served as the Minister of Music and organist of the Ebenezer Baptist Church of [...]
RIP – Bishop Michael A. Brooks, Keyboardist, Producer, Founding Member of Commissioned
The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to hear that keyboardist, songwriter, producer, and group organizer Bishop Michael A. Brooks made his transition on July 16, 2024. He was 62.
JGM Pick of the Week: July 24, 2024
“99 and ½ Won’t Do” Bobby Rush, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dom Flemons, and Dustbowl Revival 72MM Records (release date: July 19, 2024)
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Kem Evans Remembers Columbus, Ohio, Musician Mrs. Doris L. Brown
Ed. Note: This remembrance, written by Kem Evans, is so affecting I want to share it with the Journal of Gospel Music readers. Mrs. Doris L. Brown is an example of the many thousands of music ministers who walk humbly with the Lord in their work and don't get nearly enough attention by the larger gospel music industry. By Kem Evans In honor of Black History Month, I honor the memory of a legend who left a lasting legacy, the late Mrs. Doris L. Brown. She served as the Minister of Music and organist of the Ebenezer Baptist Church of [...]
RIP – Bishop Michael A. Brooks, Keyboardist, Producer, Founding Member of Commissioned
The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to hear that keyboardist, songwriter, producer, and group organizer Bishop Michael A. Brooks made his transition on July 16, 2024. He was 62.
JGM Pick of the Week: July 24, 2024
“99 and ½ Won’t Do” Bobby Rush, Blind Boys of Alabama, Dom Flemons, and Dustbowl Revival 72MM Records (release date: July 19, 2024)
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“Brought Me Out” Kymon Smith & God Sons and Daughter Independent (release date: August 6, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich “Brought Me Out” is a family affair. The Detroit-based independent [...]
“I’ve Saved It All” K-Anthony Independent (release date: July 8, 2022) www.kanthonylive.com By Robert M. Marovich I hear a Coldplay influence on K-Anthony’s “I’ve Saved It All,” from the melody [...]
JGM is saddened to learn from Deacon Dennis Cole of the passing of Dr. Charles Reese of the Gospel Music Workshop of America. His book on the GMWA was the [...]
Jesus knows – Lisa Knowles Smith and the Brown Singers Arise – Strong Tower Church feat. Richard T. Davis Worship Him – Donnell Russell
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“Oh Come All Ye Faithful” Grace Covenant Worship From the CD Christmas With Grace: A Mosaic in Song www.gracecov.org Grave Covenant in Chantilly, Virginia, is a “multi-ethnic, multi-site, multi-racial” church with a dynamic music and arts department. “Oh Come All Ye Faithful,” from the church’s Christmas release, is delicately orchestrated with strings but also features [...]
“Nada me Faltara’” Denyse Bittencourt From the CD Um Minuto Mais www.denysebittencourt.com.br “Nada me Faltara’,” from Brazilian songstress and songwriter Denyse Bittencourt’s Um Minuto Mais, envelops the listener in an easy warmth of mood and tone. Bittencourt’s crystal clear soprano is tinged with just enough passion to bring the song to an intense apex. The title [...]
“God’s Got Me” Dexter Walker & Zion Movement https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dexterwalkerandzionmovem From the Chicago choir that won the 2012 Verizon How Sweet the Sound search for the Best Church Choir in America, “God’s Got Me” is a confident declaration of soul comfort sung from within the everlasting arms of the Lord. It’s an embrace that feels so [...]
“He’s Been Good” Dr. A. Edward Davis Jr. & St. John Mass Choir (feat. Omar Kane) Pure Sound Music Group (release date: September 22, 2015) www.cdbaby.com/cd/draedwarddavisjr With “He’s Been Good,” the St. John Mass Choir echoes the rousing gospel choirs of Chicago’s Fellowship M.B., Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer, and Christian Tabernacle churches, and the famed [...]
“Up and Praise Em” Judah Band Xist Music (2015) www.xistmusic.com It’s hard not to be drawn in by the irresistible polyrhythms and the shoulder-rolling zoot suit feel of this mid-tempo rouser by the Judah Band. The lyrics are a simple call to get on one’s feet and praise, but the music all but compels one [...]
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.