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Jason Nelson – Close
Jason Nelson Close Jaelyn Song Music /Tyscot / FairTrade (release date: August 6, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich The mark of an excellent gospel album is not just the superiority of the singing or the talent of the musicians but the solidness of the songs. Especially the songs. Jason Nelson’s Close contains enough new songs for gospel artists to draw upon for the better part of a year. It’s been three years since The Answer (RCA Inspiration), but it is clear that Jason Nelson, twin brother of Jonathan Nelson, hasn’t tarried. His sixth album, Close, was written during the pandemic [...]
Le’Andria Johnson’s “Bigger Than Me” Fits Her Past, Present, and Future
By Bob Marovich Rome wasn’t built in a day. The world took a little more time to create. Some music albums take many months to produce. Not Le’Andria Johnson’s latest album, Bigger Than Me. She told JGM it took less than a week. “We were just sitting in a creative space, [...]
Australia’s “Greatest Voice” Dr G Yunupingu dies
Pete Miles of "The Gospel Show" ON pbsfm 106,7 Melbourne Australia, sent JGM the sad news that Dr G Yunupingo has died at the age of 46. JGM reviewed Dr G Yunupingo's album in December 2015: https://journalofgospelmusic.com/reviews-2/gurrumul-the-gospel-album/ More information can be found in this article: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/07/26/australias-greatest-voice-dr-g-yunupingu-dies In respect to indigenous [...]
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Jason Nelson – Close
Jason Nelson Close Jaelyn Song Music /Tyscot / FairTrade (release date: August 6, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich The mark of an excellent gospel album is not just the superiority of the singing or the talent of the musicians but the solidness of the songs. Especially the songs. Jason Nelson’s Close contains enough new songs for gospel artists to draw upon for the better part of a year. It’s been three years since The Answer (RCA Inspiration), but it is clear that Jason Nelson, twin brother of Jonathan Nelson, hasn’t tarried. His sixth album, Close, was written during the pandemic [...]
Le’Andria Johnson’s “Bigger Than Me” Fits Her Past, Present, and Future
By Bob Marovich Rome wasn’t built in a day. The world took a little more time to create. Some music albums take many months to produce. Not Le’Andria Johnson’s latest album, Bigger Than Me. She told JGM it took less than a week. “We were just sitting in a creative space, [...]
Australia’s “Greatest Voice” Dr G Yunupingu dies
Pete Miles of "The Gospel Show" ON pbsfm 106,7 Melbourne Australia, sent JGM the sad news that Dr G Yunupingo has died at the age of 46. JGM reviewed Dr G Yunupingo's album in December 2015: https://journalofgospelmusic.com/reviews-2/gurrumul-the-gospel-album/ More information can be found in this article: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/07/26/australias-greatest-voice-dr-g-yunupingu-dies In respect to indigenous [...]
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Here are the nominees for the 2007 Stellar Awards. The Stellars will be awarded during a special televised ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN, January 13, 2007.Special thanks [...]
CD Single Review:“It’s On the Way”Neal RobersonFrom the CD Awesome GodBlackberry Records 2006http://www.blackberryrecords.com/Everybody loves Neal, and his bubbling-over personality is once again the driving force on his latest hit, “It’s [...]
CD Single Review:“Crossroads/Until I Found the Lord”Fred Martin & the Levite CampFrom the CD Some BridgesConcord Records 2006www.concordmusicgroup.comIf you believe the folktale that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the [...]
The Man From Nazareth (Edward Boatner)Boatner Spiritual ChoraleHeller Recordings 2006www.themanfromnazareth.comThe first sentence of the narrative that opens The Man From Nazareth says it all: “This is the story of Jesus [...]
“Tis So Sweet”Clarissa SmithFrom the CD God Has Got Your BackHeaven Sent Records 2005www.gospelswap.com/clarissasmithThe fact that Clarissa Smith is the sister of jazz/blues diva Dinah Washington unfairly overshadows her own [...]
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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.
