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Johnny Ruffin Jr. – I’m Gonna Praise the Lord
Johnny Ruffin Jr. I’m Gonna Praise the Lord JBP Music (release date: June 19, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Like Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Johnny Ruffin Jr. of North Carolina celebrates old-school quartet singing. That's the feeling you get from his independently-released album, I’m Gonna Praise the Lord. While most songs have contemporary arrangements, Ruffin sings like a veteran quartet lead singer. He is most effective on covers of gospel classics like the Dixie Hummingbirds’ “So Much to Shout About” and the Jackson Southernaires’ “I Need You to Hold My Hand.” Notwithstanding the unnecessary blasts of synth, Ruffin and Stanley “Li’l [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: November 14, 2017
“Sweet Beulah Land” Eddie Ruth Bradford (release date: September 25, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/eddieruthbradford3 By Bob Marovich The gospel songbird of Clarksdale, Mississippi, is at it again, this time with a mournful hymn about the eternal home. Backed by minimal instrumentation and the producer’s voice multi-tracked to simulate a male quartet (and a [...]
“How They Got Over” Receives Award at Chicago Film and Music Festival
How They Got Over, a documentary film by Robert Clem about gospel quartets and their contribution to rock and roll, received the "Best Killer Soundtrack" Award from the ninth Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, better known as CIMMFest. The documentary was shown at the Davis Theater last Saturday afternoon as part [...]
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Johnny Ruffin Jr. – I’m Gonna Praise the Lord
Johnny Ruffin Jr. I’m Gonna Praise the Lord JBP Music (release date: June 19, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Like Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Johnny Ruffin Jr. of North Carolina celebrates old-school quartet singing. That's the feeling you get from his independently-released album, I’m Gonna Praise the Lord. While most songs have contemporary arrangements, Ruffin sings like a veteran quartet lead singer. He is most effective on covers of gospel classics like the Dixie Hummingbirds’ “So Much to Shout About” and the Jackson Southernaires’ “I Need You to Hold My Hand.” Notwithstanding the unnecessary blasts of synth, Ruffin and Stanley “Li’l [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: November 14, 2017
“Sweet Beulah Land” Eddie Ruth Bradford (release date: September 25, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/eddieruthbradford3 By Bob Marovich The gospel songbird of Clarksdale, Mississippi, is at it again, this time with a mournful hymn about the eternal home. Backed by minimal instrumentation and the producer’s voice multi-tracked to simulate a male quartet (and a [...]
“How They Got Over” Receives Award at Chicago Film and Music Festival
How They Got Over, a documentary film by Robert Clem about gospel quartets and their contribution to rock and roll, received the "Best Killer Soundtrack" Award from the ninth Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, better known as CIMMFest. The documentary was shown at the Davis Theater last Saturday afternoon as part [...]
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“Never Would Have Made It”Marvin SappFrom the Verity CD Thirsty2007www.marvinsapp.com“Never Would Have Made It,” like “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” is a gospel song that appeals to listeners immediately because [...]
Tune to 88.7 WLUW Chicago Sunday morning, March 2 from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time for this month’s live broadcast of “Gospel Memories”: the soundtrack of That Old Time [...]
“Sweeping Through the City”Shirley CaesarFrom the Shu-Bel/Light CD After 40 Years...Still Sweeping Through the Cityhttp://www.light-street.com/The energetic Pastor Shirley Caesar reprises a memorable moment from her days with the Caravans on [...]
Right Now PraiseJonathan Nelson featuring PurposeIntegrity Music 2008www.integrityMusic.com/JonathanNelsonStellar Award-winning songwriter, praise and worship leader, and “PK” Jonathan Nelson of Baltimore grew up in a singing family and attended the Baltimore [...]
Tell ItThe Georgia Mass ChoirSavoy Records 2007www.malaco.comWhile the big gospel choirs have lost market share to the current crop of small groups, never fear: there are several powerful choruses that [...]
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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.
