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Various Artists – Sacred Soul of North Carolina
Various ArtistsSacred Soul of North CarolinaMusic Maker Foundation / Bible & Tire (release date: October 15, 2021)https://biglegalmessrecords.com/collections/bible-tire By Robert M. Marovich Just before the pandemic shut down the world, Alice Vines of the Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina (crate diggers will know their singles on Pinewood and Sound Hut), gathered ten other local artists in the small town of Fountain, northwest of Greenville. Reminiscent of record producer Ralph Peer's 1927 Bristol, Tennessee, sessions, the groups came to Fountain prepared to record. In this case, it was Tim Duffy’s Music Maker Foundation and Bruce Watson's Bible & Tire, not [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: November 27, 2017
“I Am Triumphant” Michelle Brooks-Thompson (2017) www.michellebrooksthompsonmusic.com By Bob Marovich On her new single, “I Am Triumphant,” gospel songstress Michelle Brooks-Thompson and her background singers console those who feel defeated by letting them know they are already winners. Their victory is already in the bag, through Christ Jesus. After the collective establishes the [...]
“Don’t Take Christ Out of Christmas” – Angelo and Veronica
“Don’t Take Christ Out of Christmas” Angelo and Veronica www.angeloandveronica.com By Bob Marovich Many Christmases ago, while driving through a suburb of Chicago, I passed a house with a giant lighted plastic Santa on the back deck. On the ground, in Santa’s shadow, was a miniscule Nativity scene. For me, Enormous [...]
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Various Artists – Sacred Soul of North Carolina
Various ArtistsSacred Soul of North CarolinaMusic Maker Foundation / Bible & Tire (release date: October 15, 2021)https://biglegalmessrecords.com/collections/bible-tire By Robert M. Marovich Just before the pandemic shut down the world, Alice Vines of the Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina (crate diggers will know their singles on Pinewood and Sound Hut), gathered ten other local artists in the small town of Fountain, northwest of Greenville. Reminiscent of record producer Ralph Peer's 1927 Bristol, Tennessee, sessions, the groups came to Fountain prepared to record. In this case, it was Tim Duffy’s Music Maker Foundation and Bruce Watson's Bible & Tire, not [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: November 27, 2017
“I Am Triumphant” Michelle Brooks-Thompson (2017) www.michellebrooksthompsonmusic.com By Bob Marovich On her new single, “I Am Triumphant,” gospel songstress Michelle Brooks-Thompson and her background singers console those who feel defeated by letting them know they are already winners. Their victory is already in the bag, through Christ Jesus. After the collective establishes the [...]
“Don’t Take Christ Out of Christmas” – Angelo and Veronica
“Don’t Take Christ Out of Christmas” Angelo and Veronica www.angeloandveronica.com By Bob Marovich Many Christmases ago, while driving through a suburb of Chicago, I passed a house with a giant lighted plastic Santa on the back deck. On the ground, in Santa’s shadow, was a miniscule Nativity scene. For me, Enormous [...]
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Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, May 4, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for this month’s live broadcast of “Gospel Memories” – the soundtrack to That Old [...]
Light Records launched their Gospel Legacy reissue series this January with compilations by the Winans Family, Vickie Winans, and Commissioned. The series continues the label’s commitment to introducing classic gospel [...]
The Spirit of New Orleans Liz McComb GVE 2008 (Available in the US on April 22, 2008 by Sunnyside/Ryko Distribution) www.sunnysiderecords.com Much has been made of the symbiotic relationship between [...]
The article below appeared in the Pioneer Press, April 16, 2008.NOTE: On Saturday, May 24, TBGB Founder and Radio Host Bob Marovich will present some of his research findings on [...]
From www.businesswire.com:SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GRAMMY®-winning artists Edwin and Walter Hawkins, five-time GRAMMY winner Sandi Patty, and five-time GRAMMY-winning group the Winans will be recipients of the President's Merit Award at [...]
Thy Kingdom ComeCeCe WinansPure Springs Gospel 2008www.cecewinans.comThis has definitely been a championship season for the Winans Family. The Clarks may have swept this year’s Stellars, but fellow Detroiters the Winans [...]
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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.
