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“Better” – Pastor Skylar Patterson & Predestined (feat. Minister Lisa Knowles Smith)
“Better”Pastor Skylar Patterson & PredestinedFeat. Minister Lisa Knowles SmithFrom the CD Testify (release date: September 25, 2020) By Robert M. Marovich Although the group’s name suggests a male-led small choir that sings contemporary gospel, Pastor Skylar Patterson & Predestined is a quartet with meaty old-school harmonies and a wicked kick drum anchoring the rhythm section. Their single, “Better,” came out last fall but is still, and probably always will be, relevant. Its message of hope and encouragement in the face of trials is amped up by featured vocalist and force of nature Lisa Knowles Smith. Not only does Smith help [...]
Hi-Lite Real: Moral Victories
Hi-Lite Real Moral Victories Hi-Lite Life Music (2016) http://hilitereal.com By Bob Marovich Moral Victories, the latest CD by Atlanta-based Christian Hip Hop artist Hi-Lite Real (born Dwayne Dickey), is as aspirational as it is inspirational. Employing sports analogies for some of his selections, Hi-Lite Real pumps up [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 14, 2017
“Well Done” Ernest J. Lee feat. Donnie Tuck From Anthems from the Vault Vol. 1 www.ernestjleemusic.org By Bob Marovich Ernest J. Lee’s “Well Done” drops a fetching quartet backbeat and a drive tempo behind the two words every Christian hopes to hear upon entering the Pearly Gates: well done. The [...]
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“Better” – Pastor Skylar Patterson & Predestined (feat. Minister Lisa Knowles Smith)
“Better”Pastor Skylar Patterson & PredestinedFeat. Minister Lisa Knowles SmithFrom the CD Testify (release date: September 25, 2020) By Robert M. Marovich Although the group’s name suggests a male-led small choir that sings contemporary gospel, Pastor Skylar Patterson & Predestined is a quartet with meaty old-school harmonies and a wicked kick drum anchoring the rhythm section. Their single, “Better,” came out last fall but is still, and probably always will be, relevant. Its message of hope and encouragement in the face of trials is amped up by featured vocalist and force of nature Lisa Knowles Smith. Not only does Smith help [...]
Hi-Lite Real: Moral Victories
Hi-Lite Real Moral Victories Hi-Lite Life Music (2016) http://hilitereal.com By Bob Marovich Moral Victories, the latest CD by Atlanta-based Christian Hip Hop artist Hi-Lite Real (born Dwayne Dickey), is as aspirational as it is inspirational. Employing sports analogies for some of his selections, Hi-Lite Real pumps up [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 14, 2017
“Well Done” Ernest J. Lee feat. Donnie Tuck From Anthems from the Vault Vol. 1 www.ernestjleemusic.org By Bob Marovich Ernest J. Lee’s “Well Done” drops a fetching quartet backbeat and a drive tempo behind the two words every Christian hopes to hear upon entering the Pearly Gates: well done. The [...]
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From the Beloit Daily NewsPosted: Friday, Feb 02, 2007 - 10:58:14 am CSTExcerpted from an article by Hillary WundrowDaily News staff writerAt Beloit College, music will spill out of Beloit [...]
Hello, gospel music mavens -- the next live broadcast of "Gospel Memories" will be this Sunday, February 4 from 3:00 to 7:30 a.m. Central Time US on Chicago's WLUW 88.7. [...]
Old Time Camp Meeting Songs – Volume IIIRev. Timothy Flemming, Sr.God’s Strength Records 2007Buoyed by the success of Volumes I and II, the prolific Rev. Timothy Flemming, Sr. has released [...]
CD Review:Mega 3 CollectionsLight Recordswww.lightrecords.comBox sets have been a music industry staple for some time now. Not to be left out, Light Records added their own variation on the multi-disc [...]
by Sheilah Belle of The Belle Report (www.thebellereport.net):Fire early Tuesday, January 16, 2007 destroyed a home belonging to gospel singer Ricky Dillard, who was out of town.The six-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot house [...]
“The Lord’s Prayer”First Church of Deliverance Choirand Bishop Otto T. Houston, IIIOn the CD God CanF.C.D. 2006Former First Church of Deliverance Minister of Music Julia Mae Kennedy's dramatic arrangement of [...]
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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.
