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JGM Pick of the Week: October 4, 2021
“You Fight On” Apostle James Pinckney Jr. & Voices of Faith From The Sound of Holiness (release date: November 6, 2020) https://faithtabernaclechurchofzion.com/ By Robert M. Marovich From South Carolina, the Voices of Faith choir, under the direction of Apostle James Pinckney Jr., was one of the darlings of the 2021 Rhythm of Gospel Awards weekend, winning in four categories, including Song of the Year for “You Fight On.” The up-tempo song about persistence and endurance has the soul of a wooden-church congregational hymn supported by tambourines, washboard, cowbell, and a House of God-style steel guitar. The choir sings with verve [...]
“Just Fine” – Mama Sheila feat. Bryan Andrew Wilson
“Just Fine” Mama Sheila feat. Bryan Andrew Wilson Bryan’s Songs Records (2017) By Bob Marovich To a traditional gospel melody, a kick drum backbeat, and featuring preacher-style prompting from her son Bryan Andrew Wilson, Sheila Davis Wilson, as “Mama Sheila,” strings together familiar church sayings as her testimony about getting [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: November 6, 2017
“Wood and Nails” Josh Garrels and Audrey Assad From Work Songs: The Porter’s Gate Worship Project, Volume 1 (Live) (release date: October 6, 2017) www.portersgateworship.com By Bob Marovich "Wood and Nails," Josh Garrels and Audrey Assad’s feather-light and stunningly gorgeous duet, has its foundation in contemporary Christian music but its simplicity seems [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week: October 4, 2021
“You Fight On” Apostle James Pinckney Jr. & Voices of Faith From The Sound of Holiness (release date: November 6, 2020) https://faithtabernaclechurchofzion.com/ By Robert M. Marovich From South Carolina, the Voices of Faith choir, under the direction of Apostle James Pinckney Jr., was one of the darlings of the 2021 Rhythm of Gospel Awards weekend, winning in four categories, including Song of the Year for “You Fight On.” The up-tempo song about persistence and endurance has the soul of a wooden-church congregational hymn supported by tambourines, washboard, cowbell, and a House of God-style steel guitar. The choir sings with verve [...]
“Just Fine” – Mama Sheila feat. Bryan Andrew Wilson
“Just Fine” Mama Sheila feat. Bryan Andrew Wilson Bryan’s Songs Records (2017) By Bob Marovich To a traditional gospel melody, a kick drum backbeat, and featuring preacher-style prompting from her son Bryan Andrew Wilson, Sheila Davis Wilson, as “Mama Sheila,” strings together familiar church sayings as her testimony about getting [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: November 6, 2017
“Wood and Nails” Josh Garrels and Audrey Assad From Work Songs: The Porter’s Gate Worship Project, Volume 1 (Live) (release date: October 6, 2017) www.portersgateworship.com By Bob Marovich "Wood and Nails," Josh Garrels and Audrey Assad’s feather-light and stunningly gorgeous duet, has its foundation in contemporary Christian music but its simplicity seems [...]
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Darius Brooks Presents…The Reunion: Live in Chicago – Side AJMG 2007http://www.journeymusicgroup.com/When Milton Brunson organized the Thompson Community Singers in 1948 while attending Chicago’s McKinley High School, he could hardly have [...]
Feel the Spirit – A Tribute to MahaliaThe Big DooWopperDelmark Records 2002www.delmark.comAs Opal Louis Nations counsels in the liner notes to Feel the Spirit, don’t let Cornell H. Williams's nickname [...]
Start Black History Month on the right note by tuning into 88.7 WLUW in Chicago this Sunday morning, February 3, from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. CDT for the live broadcast [...]
From TBGB friend Elder Mack C. Mason. It is so sad to lose such a young and talented man as Billy Carson: We regretfully announce the passing of our good [...]
“Move!!! (Right Now!)”The Jimmy Hicks ProjectFrom the Worldwide Music CD The Jimmy Hicks Project 2007www.gospeltruthmagazine.comElder Jimmy Hicks and Diana Hicks Hay are together again on “Move!!! (Right Now!).” Just as [...]
“I Can Go to God in Prayer”Albertina Walker and the Evangelical Choir of the Lighthouse Baptist ChurchFrom the Savoy LP I Can Go to God in PrayerSavoy SL-14600, 1981You can’t [...]
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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.
