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“America Bless God” – Bonita Burney Simmons
“America Bless God” Bonita Burney Simmons Independent (release date: January 7, 2021) www.bonitaburneysimmons.com By Robert M. Marovich In the introduction to “America Bless God,” the award-winning North Carolina gospel singer Bonita Burney Simmons offers an invitation to worship by quoting the patriotic anthem written by Irving Berlin in 1938, but then flips the title and transitions into a brand new song. Simmons looks back on 2020, with its hurricanes, pandemic, and political division, and declares that it’s time to come together and give God praise. Some of the lyric lines don’t fall trippingly from the tongue but the sentiment is [...]
“Everybody Ought to Know” – D. Corey Shipley feat. Estee Bullock
“Everybody Ought to Know” D. Corey Shipley feat. Estee Bullock DuCosh Music Group (release date: April 28, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/dcoreyshipley By Bob Marovich “Everybody Ought to Know” is a humble worship song that riffs on the various names for God but reminds us that no matter the name, God is the solid [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: May 17, 2017
“You Can Call on Jesus” Donnie, Darryl & the Joyboyz From the JSound Records album He Did It (release date: October 21, 2016) By Bob Marovich From Nashville, Tennessee, Donnie and Darryl Frierson are known as the “smallest men in gospel” because they each hit four-and-a-half feet tall and not [...]
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“America Bless God” – Bonita Burney Simmons
“America Bless God” Bonita Burney Simmons Independent (release date: January 7, 2021) www.bonitaburneysimmons.com By Robert M. Marovich In the introduction to “America Bless God,” the award-winning North Carolina gospel singer Bonita Burney Simmons offers an invitation to worship by quoting the patriotic anthem written by Irving Berlin in 1938, but then flips the title and transitions into a brand new song. Simmons looks back on 2020, with its hurricanes, pandemic, and political division, and declares that it’s time to come together and give God praise. Some of the lyric lines don’t fall trippingly from the tongue but the sentiment is [...]
“Everybody Ought to Know” – D. Corey Shipley feat. Estee Bullock
“Everybody Ought to Know” D. Corey Shipley feat. Estee Bullock DuCosh Music Group (release date: April 28, 2017) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/dcoreyshipley By Bob Marovich “Everybody Ought to Know” is a humble worship song that riffs on the various names for God but reminds us that no matter the name, God is the solid [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: May 17, 2017
“You Can Call on Jesus” Donnie, Darryl & the Joyboyz From the JSound Records album He Did It (release date: October 21, 2016) By Bob Marovich From Nashville, Tennessee, Donnie and Darryl Frierson are known as the “smallest men in gospel” because they each hit four-and-a-half feet tall and not [...]
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Various Artists – Texas Gospel: Come on Over Here (Volume 1: 1951-53)Acrobat Records ACMCD 42092005www.acrobatmusic.netOnce again, Acrobat Records of England has given us a sampling of rare gospel recordings from [...]
MinistryMark A. SmithDanbla Records 2005www.danblarecords.comMark A. Smith is a pleasant gospel balladeer with better than average talent who infuses his quiet-storm gospel production with hip hop, rap, and jazz stylings [...]
I lament that most of today's gospel music does not take a stand on political and social issues in the way that gospel artists from the '40s to the '70s [...]
Happy in the Service of the Lord: 1949 - 1954The Spirit of Memphis QuartetAcrobat ADDCD 3007www.acrobatmusic.net2005If you know anything about the Spirit of Memphis, all I have to say is [...]
“Not Forgotten”Israel & New BreedFrom the forthcoming CD Alive in South Africa (available in stores October 25) Integrity Gospel After performing at an artists’ showcase during last year’s Gospel Music [...]
From The Belle Report (9/16/05):Baltimore, MD – In just a few days The National Endowment of The Arts Fellowship Award will be awarded to the Albertina Walker, also known as [...]
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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.
