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Pastor Mike Jr. – I Got It: Singles Ministry
Pastor Mike Jr. I Got It: Singles Ministry Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: August 13, 2021) www.pastormikejr.com By Robert M. Marovich Marriage as the ultimate culmination of a love relationship has been a mainstay of artistic expression for longer than anyone can remember. It’s the happy ending in Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Jukeboxes are packed with songs sung by men and women with marriage on their mind. Pastor Mike Jr. has something to say about that. His personal and ministerial experience suggests that the talk about coupling as the be-all and end-all to life can give singles an undeserved case [...]
Natasha Owens – We Will Rise
Natasha Owens We Will Rise Maharlow Records (release date: July 7, 2017) http://natashaowensmusic.com By Bob Marovich Sometimes new beginnings flower from the most terrible tragedies. That was the case for Natasha Owens. Seven years ago, her father was cleaning a gun when it misfired, killing him at age 58. In the midst [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 7, 2017
“Holy Ghost Fire” The Victory Travelers From their EP Amazing By Bob Marovich The drive-tempo “Holy Ghost Fire” has been in the Victory Travelers’ repertory for decades. Although the Chicago-based quartet has recorded it several times throughout the years, this latest version, from the group’s Amazing EP, presents the song [...]
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Pastor Mike Jr. – I Got It: Singles Ministry
Pastor Mike Jr. I Got It: Singles Ministry Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: August 13, 2021) www.pastormikejr.com By Robert M. Marovich Marriage as the ultimate culmination of a love relationship has been a mainstay of artistic expression for longer than anyone can remember. It’s the happy ending in Broadway and Hollywood musicals. Jukeboxes are packed with songs sung by men and women with marriage on their mind. Pastor Mike Jr. has something to say about that. His personal and ministerial experience suggests that the talk about coupling as the be-all and end-all to life can give singles an undeserved case [...]
Natasha Owens – We Will Rise
Natasha Owens We Will Rise Maharlow Records (release date: July 7, 2017) http://natashaowensmusic.com By Bob Marovich Sometimes new beginnings flower from the most terrible tragedies. That was the case for Natasha Owens. Seven years ago, her father was cleaning a gun when it misfired, killing him at age 58. In the midst [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: August 7, 2017
“Holy Ghost Fire” The Victory Travelers From their EP Amazing By Bob Marovich The drive-tempo “Holy Ghost Fire” has been in the Victory Travelers’ repertory for decades. Although the Chicago-based quartet has recorded it several times throughout the years, this latest version, from the group’s Amazing EP, presents the song [...]
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TBGB learned from Veda Brown of Black Gospel Promo that Mother Mattie Bowman, mother of Vickie Winans, went home to be with the Lord on December 12. Keep the family [...]
Reported today by Sheilah Belle & The Belle Report:New York, NY -- In one of the biggest moves ever made by any Gospel Music Executive, Max Siegel leaving Verity Records [...]
“Go Tell It on the Mountain”Rev. Timothy Flemming, Sr.From the CD Go Tell it on the MountainGod's Strength Records 20061-866-683-5388In the 1960s, Timothy Flemming was known throughout his home state [...]
“Come Ye Disconsolate”Dixie HummingbirdsPeacock 30121964[also on Peacock single 3402 and Peacock LP PLP 115 “Prayer for Peace,” Song Bird SBLP240, and ABC D-4013]Think about the music of the Dixie Hummingbirds [...]
U2's Bono and a host of famous musicians and actors, along with prominent private foundations headed by Bill and Melinda Gates and former President Bill Clinton, are working passionately to [...]
Nominations were announced today for the 49th annual Grammy Awards. Below are some of the gospel artists, songs, and recordings up for nomination. The Recording Academy will award the Grammys [...]
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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.
