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“I Will Call Upon the Lord” – Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver II & the Hallelujah Singers
“I Will Call Upon the Lord” Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver II & the Hallelujah Singers (release date: September 1, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Whenever I hear “I Will Call Upon the Lord,” the latest single from Detroit choir Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver & the Hallelujah Singers, I am reminded of the city’s iconic Joe Louis Fist sculpture. The song exemplifies in lyric and arrangement the majestic might of that fist. The song’s testimony to resilience “during these perilous times” and the choir's steadfast faith in the Lord in the midst of their enemies are manifested in thunderous staccato singing [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 25, 2017
“Enter In” Chrystal Rucker HBK Media (2017) By Bob Marovich Chrystal Rucker is one of the finest voices in gospel music today. Her vocal talent is on ample display on “Enter In,” the follow up to her Top 30 single, “Excuse Me.” The finer of the two singles, “Enter In” [...]
“My Faith is Working” – The New Christianaires
“My Faith is Working” The New Christianaires Carter Classic Records (2017) www.thenewchristianaires.com By Bob Marovich According to the New Christianaires, and many others, the impact of problems on your life can be improved greatly by the way you handle it. That's the premise of the quartet's latest single, “My Faith is Working." Viewing personal and [...]
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“I Will Call Upon the Lord” – Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver II & the Hallelujah Singers
“I Will Call Upon the Lord” Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver II & the Hallelujah Singers (release date: September 1, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Whenever I hear “I Will Call Upon the Lord,” the latest single from Detroit choir Dr. E. LaQuint Weaver & the Hallelujah Singers, I am reminded of the city’s iconic Joe Louis Fist sculpture. The song exemplifies in lyric and arrangement the majestic might of that fist. The song’s testimony to resilience “during these perilous times” and the choir's steadfast faith in the Lord in the midst of their enemies are manifested in thunderous staccato singing [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 25, 2017
“Enter In” Chrystal Rucker HBK Media (2017) By Bob Marovich Chrystal Rucker is one of the finest voices in gospel music today. Her vocal talent is on ample display on “Enter In,” the follow up to her Top 30 single, “Excuse Me.” The finer of the two singles, “Enter In” [...]
“My Faith is Working” – The New Christianaires
“My Faith is Working” The New Christianaires Carter Classic Records (2017) www.thenewchristianaires.com By Bob Marovich According to the New Christianaires, and many others, the impact of problems on your life can be improved greatly by the way you handle it. That's the premise of the quartet's latest single, “My Faith is Working." Viewing personal and [...]
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"Open Your Mouth (Give Him a Shout)" Zie'l from Genesis LIVE! Light/Gospel Warehouse 2007 www.light-street.com THIS is the single from Zie'l I've been waiting for! The female group does just [...]
“Holy”Darius Twymanfrom his forthcoming project With Just One WordCharacter Music 2007www.myspace.com/DariusTwymanMusicGrowing up Catholic, I used to hate “Holy Holy Holy” because it was sung like a funeral dirge, not at [...]
“I Can Go to God in Prayer”Ami RushesFrom the forthcoming album Lifting (ARM 1004)http://www.amirushes.com/For her first CD Covering, Southern California Community Choir alumna Ami Rushes secured the production skills of [...]
Traces, a female gospel group from the Big Apple, took to the stage during the "Tribute to the King" program at the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Lake Buena [...]
Members of two generations of Cleveland Singers reunited in song at the Gospel Music Workshop of America's "Tribute to the King" program on Wednesday afternoon, August 15, 2007. jorge504 only [...]
Got a HealingThe Willie Harris Gospel SingersOphir 2007Listening to Got a Healing by the Willie Harris Gospel Singers is an aural trip back to the 1970s and 1980s. It is [...]
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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.
