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The Robert Broussard Story
Partly based on telephone interviews with Robert Broussard in 2005 By Opal Louis Nations Robert Broussard is sadly one of the unheralded baritone shout leads from gospel quartet’s Golden Age. He led the jubilee-rooted Ever Ready Gospel Singers of Shreveport in 1953-1954, then switched to Nashville’s famous Skylarks Quartet near the close of 1954. He denies ever recording with the Skylarks after 1957 despite the fact that Hayes & Laughton in their Gospel Records 1943-1969 discography have him down as a member in the group on the November 15th, 1962, August 4th, 1965, and January 1967 Nashboro studio dates, and [...]
“Nobody But You” – Chaddrick Wood feat. Lowell Pye
“Nobody But You” Chaddrick Wood feat. Lowell Pye Rebirth Soul Entertainment (2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/chaddrickwood By Bob Marovich The husky-voiced Lowell Pye, formerly of Men of Standard, is an ideal duet partner for the equally throaty Chaddrick Wood. On Wood's single, “Nobody But You,” the two men argue against DIY as a [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2017
“Never Give Up on You” Dennis Yancey http://www.igaraa.com/dennis-yancey.html By Bob Marovich Indie gospel artist Dennis Yancey’s “Never Give Up on You” is a simple, effective, and tunefully smooth ballad about maintaining complete trust in God, especially during the tough times, because God has never given up on us. Yancey’s relaxed [...]
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The Robert Broussard Story
Partly based on telephone interviews with Robert Broussard in 2005 By Opal Louis Nations Robert Broussard is sadly one of the unheralded baritone shout leads from gospel quartet’s Golden Age. He led the jubilee-rooted Ever Ready Gospel Singers of Shreveport in 1953-1954, then switched to Nashville’s famous Skylarks Quartet near the close of 1954. He denies ever recording with the Skylarks after 1957 despite the fact that Hayes & Laughton in their Gospel Records 1943-1969 discography have him down as a member in the group on the November 15th, 1962, August 4th, 1965, and January 1967 Nashboro studio dates, and [...]
“Nobody But You” – Chaddrick Wood feat. Lowell Pye
“Nobody But You” Chaddrick Wood feat. Lowell Pye Rebirth Soul Entertainment (2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/chaddrickwood By Bob Marovich The husky-voiced Lowell Pye, formerly of Men of Standard, is an ideal duet partner for the equally throaty Chaddrick Wood. On Wood's single, “Nobody But You,” the two men argue against DIY as a [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 5, 2017
“Never Give Up on You” Dennis Yancey http://www.igaraa.com/dennis-yancey.html By Bob Marovich Indie gospel artist Dennis Yancey’s “Never Give Up on You” is a simple, effective, and tunefully smooth ballad about maintaining complete trust in God, especially during the tough times, because God has never given up on us. Yancey’s relaxed [...]
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Be StillDesmond PringleMagnum Opus Entertainment 2006www.magnumopusent.comDesmond Pringle brings James Cleveland back!Well, not physically, but on his latest CD Be Still, the Chicago-based gospel crooner manipulates the mixing board to sing [...]
TBGB thanks Tammy Taylor (www.oneentity.com) for passing on this sad news.Mildred Clark, of the famed Mildred Clark & KC Melody-Aires, passed away this week.Ms. Clark had been suffering from cancer. [...]
TBGB thanks David April, host of the Philadelphia-based radio show "The Gospel Train" (WRDV-FM), for providing the following press release. Be sure to check out David's show at www.wrdv.org. PHILADELPHIA, [...]
I Never Lost My Praise – LiveTramaine HawkinsGospocentric Records/Zomba Label Group 2007www.gospocentric.comAt the beginning of her new live recording, Tramaine Hawkins is introduced as the “greatest female voice to ever [...]
TBGB received this press release from Black Gospel Promo, and passes along its deepest sympathies to Kayla's family and friends. Too young, too young...Kayla Parker - Tolbert's remarkable talent has [...]
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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.
