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“Making Angels” – Tracy Worth
“Making Angels” Tracy Worth Independent (release date: September 10, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Tracy Worth, but the South Suburban Chicago singer sounds as if her voice hasn’t changed one day from her 2010 video “Christ Is All” or, for that matter, her 2005 radio hit, “I’ll Follow You,” featuring Melvin Williams. Despite the angelic title, the plaintive song is a plea for a stoppage of the violence that too often takes the youngest among us. “God don’t need no help making angels,” Worth declares, and she's right. "We're gonna lose a [...]
JGM Named #9 Among Gospel Music Blogs and Websites: Feedspot
More love from Feedspot, which just named the Journal of Gospel Music #9 of the Top 50 blogs and websites dedicated to Gospel Music. Thanks so much to all of JGM's fans for your support, because the ranking is based on Twitter and Facebook followers and readership! God bless! https://blog.feedspot.com/gospel_music_blogs/ [...]
Mighty Gospel Inspirations – In Black and White
The Mighty Gospel Inspirations In Black and White Independent Release (2009) http://theboguesound.com/mgi.html By Bob Marovich A cappella quartet singing may not be nearly as widespread in today’s gospel music market as it once was, but it hasn’t gone away completely. For nearly half a century, the Mighty Gospel Inspirations of Durham, [...]
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“Making Angels” – Tracy Worth
“Making Angels” Tracy Worth Independent (release date: September 10, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from Tracy Worth, but the South Suburban Chicago singer sounds as if her voice hasn’t changed one day from her 2010 video “Christ Is All” or, for that matter, her 2005 radio hit, “I’ll Follow You,” featuring Melvin Williams. Despite the angelic title, the plaintive song is a plea for a stoppage of the violence that too often takes the youngest among us. “God don’t need no help making angels,” Worth declares, and she's right. "We're gonna lose a [...]
JGM Named #9 Among Gospel Music Blogs and Websites: Feedspot
More love from Feedspot, which just named the Journal of Gospel Music #9 of the Top 50 blogs and websites dedicated to Gospel Music. Thanks so much to all of JGM's fans for your support, because the ranking is based on Twitter and Facebook followers and readership! God bless! https://blog.feedspot.com/gospel_music_blogs/ [...]
Mighty Gospel Inspirations – In Black and White
The Mighty Gospel Inspirations In Black and White Independent Release (2009) http://theboguesound.com/mgi.html By Bob Marovich A cappella quartet singing may not be nearly as widespread in today’s gospel music market as it once was, but it hasn’t gone away completely. For nearly half a century, the Mighty Gospel Inspirations of Durham, [...]
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I WaitedJerard WoodsFound Sound Music 2007 www.jerardwoods.comNo doubt about it: Jerard Woods can sang!A coloratura gospel tenor in the style of Smokie Norful, Nashville-based Jerard Woods is a gifted vocalist [...]
Alone But Not AloneMarvin WinansPure Springs Gospel 2007www.purespringsgospel.comOne of the smoothest male voices in gospel today, Marvin Winans recently released Alone But Not Alone, a collection of what sound like [...]
“Brand New Day”Jonathan ButlerFrom the album Brand New DayMaranatha! Music 2007www.maranathamusic.comCape Town, South Africa-raised Jonathan Butler doesn’t need much help from TBGB, as “Brand New Day” is already in the [...]
Gospel music has been recruited to further political campaigns since the early 1930s, when Chicago candidates tapped Mahalia Jackson to sing for their meetings. Back then, Jackson's performances -- reminiscent [...]
AnalisaJesus…He Brings Me JoySpiritual City Musicwww.spiritualcitymusic.comA bevy of beautiful Latinas have burst onto the gospel and Christian music scenes in the past few years, most notably Jaci Velasquez, Joann Rosario, [...]
From the Chicago Tribune:By Kelley L. Carter | Tribune staff reporter October 5, 2007 Ricky Dillard delivers commands to the group behind him like a melodic drill sergeant.Dillard and his [...]
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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.
