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“The Sound of Revival” – Edwrin Sutton
“The Sound of Revival” Edwrin Sutton From the Black Smoke Music Worldwide CD sabrina_sky policeThe Revival (release date: May 8, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Gospel singer-songwriter Edwrin Sutton sets the nineteenth-century Presbyterian hymn “Revive Us Again” to a contemporary rhythmic call-and-response motive between him and his troupe of background singers. Sutton’s raw-edged singing during the song’s come-to-Jesus vamp evokes an evangelist at a tent revival, Bible aloft, walking the aisles, shouting the spirit down, and turning up the temperature near to praise break levels. Third cousin to soul superstar Otis Redding, Edwrin Sutton is North Carolina-born and living in [...]
Mr. Del – Love Noize
Mr. Del Love Noize DMG (release date: March 16, 2016) www.mrdel.com By Bob Marovich On Love Noize, Mr. Del the Hope Dealer traffics in the one thing we need more of: love. Following faith and hope, the greatest concept is love. It's the theme of the Christian rapper’s latest album. [...]
The Rise of Chicago’s Highway Q.C.s During Gospel’s Golden Era (1947-1964)
The Rise of Chicago’s Highway Q.C.s During Gospel’s Golden Era (1947-1964) by Opal Louis Nations When the Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham, Alabama and Soul Stirrers of Houston came to Chicago during and after World War II, both the dynamic, hard-singing Silas Steele of the Jays and the yodeling, [...]
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“The Sound of Revival” – Edwrin Sutton
“The Sound of Revival” Edwrin Sutton From the Black Smoke Music Worldwide CD sabrina_sky policeThe Revival (release date: May 8, 2021) By Robert M. Marovich Gospel singer-songwriter Edwrin Sutton sets the nineteenth-century Presbyterian hymn “Revive Us Again” to a contemporary rhythmic call-and-response motive between him and his troupe of background singers. Sutton’s raw-edged singing during the song’s come-to-Jesus vamp evokes an evangelist at a tent revival, Bible aloft, walking the aisles, shouting the spirit down, and turning up the temperature near to praise break levels. Third cousin to soul superstar Otis Redding, Edwrin Sutton is North Carolina-born and living in [...]
Mr. Del – Love Noize
Mr. Del Love Noize DMG (release date: March 16, 2016) www.mrdel.com By Bob Marovich On Love Noize, Mr. Del the Hope Dealer traffics in the one thing we need more of: love. Following faith and hope, the greatest concept is love. It's the theme of the Christian rapper’s latest album. [...]
The Rise of Chicago’s Highway Q.C.s During Gospel’s Golden Era (1947-1964)
The Rise of Chicago’s Highway Q.C.s During Gospel’s Golden Era (1947-1964) by Opal Louis Nations When the Famous Blue Jay Singers of Birmingham, Alabama and Soul Stirrers of Houston came to Chicago during and after World War II, both the dynamic, hard-singing Silas Steele of the Jays and the yodeling, [...]
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Just to let TBGB readers know that I'll be blogging live from the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Milwaukee next week, Monday through Thursday, August 15 - 18. I'll [...]
“Heavenly Father” - Patterson Singers1963Vee Jay From VJ LP 5046: Songs of Faith[also available on CD: The Best of Vee Jay Gospel: Volume 3 - Collectables Records: www.oldies.com]Not to be [...]
What does Marion Williams have in common with the White Stripes, Michael Buble, Kelly Clarkson, and Coldplay?She's in the top 50 of Amazon.com's top music sellers as of August 6, [...]
Hello, everyone! Just a reminder that "Gospel Memories" will be broadcast on Sunday, August 7 from 2:00 - 6:30 a.m. Central Time US on Chicago's WLUW 88.7 FM. As always, [...]
I had the opportunity to hear the vocal group Young Men Sent perform en vivo at a recent meeting of the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild. To me, the litmus [...]
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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.
