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“Leave It at the Cross” – Jenn Bostic
“Leave It at the Cross”Jenn Bostic(release date: October 15, 2021)www.jennbostic.com By Robert M. Marovich Singer-songwriter and musician Jenn Bostic’s atmospheric “Leave It at the Cross” instructs that all difficult problems, whether producing hurt, shame, or pain, are best dropped at the foot of Jesus. Their heaviness drags us down and we can't solve them alone, anyhow. Bostic’s expansive voice foregrounds a pop-oriented melody and arrangement evocative of Lauren Daigle and Nichole Nordeman. Much of the song’s crossover vibe can be credited to co-writers and producers Benj Heard and Lauren Christ, no strangers to the pop music scene. Educated at Berklee [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: December 19, 2017
“This Far” Half Mile Home (release date: September 29, 2017) www.halfmilehome.com By Bob Marovich Half Mile Home’s single, “This Far,” sounds global and acts local. The opening church phrases, cloaked as they are in expansive Take 6-like harmonies, sound as if they are coming from a choir loft, signifying a call for [...]
Curtis Fondren – You Are My Everything (EP)
Curtis Fondren xxxriley instYou Are My Everything (EP) GreCur Entertainment (2017) By Bob Marovich Those who know the Chicago gospel scene know Curtis Fondren. A percussionist who has worked with untold numbers of gospel artists, the Reverend Dr. Clay Evans’s Fellowship M.B. Church Choir in particular, Fondren has participated in [...]
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“Leave It at the Cross” – Jenn Bostic
“Leave It at the Cross”Jenn Bostic(release date: October 15, 2021)www.jennbostic.com By Robert M. Marovich Singer-songwriter and musician Jenn Bostic’s atmospheric “Leave It at the Cross” instructs that all difficult problems, whether producing hurt, shame, or pain, are best dropped at the foot of Jesus. Their heaviness drags us down and we can't solve them alone, anyhow. Bostic’s expansive voice foregrounds a pop-oriented melody and arrangement evocative of Lauren Daigle and Nichole Nordeman. Much of the song’s crossover vibe can be credited to co-writers and producers Benj Heard and Lauren Christ, no strangers to the pop music scene. Educated at Berklee [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: December 19, 2017
“This Far” Half Mile Home (release date: September 29, 2017) www.halfmilehome.com By Bob Marovich Half Mile Home’s single, “This Far,” sounds global and acts local. The opening church phrases, cloaked as they are in expansive Take 6-like harmonies, sound as if they are coming from a choir loft, signifying a call for [...]
Curtis Fondren – You Are My Everything (EP)
Curtis Fondren xxxriley instYou Are My Everything (EP) GreCur Entertainment (2017) By Bob Marovich Those who know the Chicago gospel scene know Curtis Fondren. A percussionist who has worked with untold numbers of gospel artists, the Reverend Dr. Clay Evans’s Fellowship M.B. Church Choir in particular, Fondren has participated in [...]
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...who sent up his timber, is now dwelling in the House of the Lord. Gene Strawhun of Rapture Records and Mary Lewis of Inspiration 1400 (Tampa Bay) shared with TBGB [...]
Bishop Paul S. Morton presents Pastor Debra B. MortonMy Better HalfTehillah Music Group/Light Records 2008www.lightrecords.com“Come on church -- let’s rock this house tonight!” So exhorts soloist Pastor Nancy Wilson during [...]
Don’t Worry About MeArchie Dale and the Tones of JoyMeltone/NuSound Entertainment Group 2008While they have not received anywhere near the attention they did during the Golden Age, gospel quartets are [...]
TBGB is saddened to report that Rev. Lawrence Roberts passed away July 14. David Jones first informed us and Rev. Roberts' daughter confirmed the news.Rev. Roberts was a longtime producer [...]
"Anointed Me"Jai ReedFrom the CD Anointed For PurposeFontana/TLR Entertainment 2008Hailing from Pensacola, Florida, former Endurance member Jabial "Jai" Reed released his first solo album, Anointed For Purpose, from whence the [...]
Wave of GloryBishop Neil C. Ellis andThe Mount Tabor Praise and Worship MinistryTehillah Music Group/Light Records 2008www.lightrecords.comGospel music and the Praise & Worship format, the latter an African American sacred [...]
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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.
