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52nd Dove Awards Winners
Mali Music and Jonathan McReynolds perform at Dove Awards. Photo by Jamie Gilliam. CECE WINANS A BIG WINNER AT THE 52ND DOVE AWARDS Marvin Sapp, Lecrae, Maverick City Music Win Too! Nashville, TN (October 26, 2021) – The 52nd GMA Dove Awards were recently handed out in 38 categories at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Under the banner, Stronger Together, Christian/Gospel music’s biggest night of the year stressed a theme of racial harmony in light of America’s polarization following the birth of CVID-19 and the death of George Floyd. The show was hosted by gospel singer Jonathan [...]
Bill Hearn, Christian/Gospel Music Executive, Dead at 58
NASHVILLE, December 11, 2017—William Ray “Bill” Hearn, a highly admired and revered music industry executive who led the Nashville-based market-leading Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) as its Chairman & CEO, passed away yesterday at age 58 in Nashville, Tennessee. Hearn successfully combined an unwavering vision, a commitment to excellence, and [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: December 11, 2017
“Go Tell It On the Mountain” Dr. Ray Berryhill & the Celebration Choir of RLCI KNEntertainment LLC (digital release date: Dec 19, 2017) By Bob Marovich The Celebration Choir of Resurrected Life Church International on Chicago's North Side gospelizes this cheery Christmas spiritual with powerful doses of 1980s church choir energy. Dr. [...]
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52nd Dove Awards Winners
Mali Music and Jonathan McReynolds perform at Dove Awards. Photo by Jamie Gilliam. CECE WINANS A BIG WINNER AT THE 52ND DOVE AWARDS Marvin Sapp, Lecrae, Maverick City Music Win Too! Nashville, TN (October 26, 2021) – The 52nd GMA Dove Awards were recently handed out in 38 categories at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Under the banner, Stronger Together, Christian/Gospel music’s biggest night of the year stressed a theme of racial harmony in light of America’s polarization following the birth of CVID-19 and the death of George Floyd. The show was hosted by gospel singer Jonathan [...]
Bill Hearn, Christian/Gospel Music Executive, Dead at 58
NASHVILLE, December 11, 2017—William Ray “Bill” Hearn, a highly admired and revered music industry executive who led the Nashville-based market-leading Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) as its Chairman & CEO, passed away yesterday at age 58 in Nashville, Tennessee. Hearn successfully combined an unwavering vision, a commitment to excellence, and [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: December 11, 2017
“Go Tell It On the Mountain” Dr. Ray Berryhill & the Celebration Choir of RLCI KNEntertainment LLC (digital release date: Dec 19, 2017) By Bob Marovich The Celebration Choir of Resurrected Life Church International on Chicago's North Side gospelizes this cheery Christmas spiritual with powerful doses of 1980s church choir energy. Dr. [...]
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The GalesThe Sensational NightingalesMalaco Records 2008www.malaco.comTalk about staying power, the Sensational Nightingales have been singing quartet since 1942. The list of prominent Gales alumni includes Barney Parks, Howard Carroll, Paul [...]
From The Christian Post: By Katherine T. Phan Christian Post Reporter Tue, Jul. 01 2008 01:52 PM EDT Melinda Watts, a high school teacher who helps at-risk teen girls, now [...]
From The San Francisco Chronicle. Lee Hildebrand has written many times before on the subject of black gospel quartets.Blind Boys of Alabama battlingLEE HILDEBRANDFriday, June 27, 2008For 60 years, ever [...]
From the New York Times:Ira Tucker, Gospel Singer Who Gave Dixie Hummingbirds Emotive Edge, Dies at 83By DOUGLAS MARTINPublished: June 26, 2008Ira Tucker, a little man with a giant vocal [...]
From a Press Release:Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Grammy Award Winner KENNY GAMBLE releases "I Am An American"FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCES BY PATTI LABELLE AND Temple University [...]
From www.eurweb.com (June 23, 2008)The Christianaires recently announced that Paul Porter, one of the founding members, is leaving the group to pursue a solo career. Paul has been a key [...]
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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.
