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JGM Pick of the Week: June 21, 2021
“Heavenly”TaMyya JFrom the MM Music Group CD Love for Your Namehttps://tamyya-j.com/ By Robert M. Marovich “Heavenly” is the type of contemporary gospel song you swear you’ve heard before, which means it’s a solid record. Former Mary Mary background singer TaMyya J, who has already posted some singles on the Billboard gospel charts, likely has another one. Written by Fred Jerkins III and Delisha Thomas Johnson, “Heavenly” is about the journey from brokenness to completion through the blessings of the Most High. “I take credit for nothing / ‘Cause I know where they come from,” the Willingboro, New Jersey, native sings [...]
Bishop J. D. Means Sr. Presents A Tribute to Sunday Morning Gospel, Volume 1, Part 1
Bishop J. D. Means Sr. Presents A Tribute to Sunday Morning Gospel, Volume 1, Part 1 Mean Means Music Group http://bishopjdmeanssr.com/ By Bob Marovich In his introductory remarks on A Tribute to Sunday Morning Gospel, Volume 1, Part 1, Dr. R. L. White Jr. says that we have greatness all [...]
Delores Chandler Matthews, Charter Member of the Tommies, Passes
By Bob Marovich Yvonne Seabrooks, President of the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild, reported today that Delores Chandler Matthews, an early member of the Thompson Community Singers and one of the choir's first musicians, passed away. Matthews was among the first members of the Reverend Milton Brunson's famed community youth [...]
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JGM Pick of the Week: June 21, 2021
“Heavenly”TaMyya JFrom the MM Music Group CD Love for Your Namehttps://tamyya-j.com/ By Robert M. Marovich “Heavenly” is the type of contemporary gospel song you swear you’ve heard before, which means it’s a solid record. Former Mary Mary background singer TaMyya J, who has already posted some singles on the Billboard gospel charts, likely has another one. Written by Fred Jerkins III and Delisha Thomas Johnson, “Heavenly” is about the journey from brokenness to completion through the blessings of the Most High. “I take credit for nothing / ‘Cause I know where they come from,” the Willingboro, New Jersey, native sings [...]
Bishop J. D. Means Sr. Presents A Tribute to Sunday Morning Gospel, Volume 1, Part 1
Bishop J. D. Means Sr. Presents A Tribute to Sunday Morning Gospel, Volume 1, Part 1 Mean Means Music Group http://bishopjdmeanssr.com/ By Bob Marovich In his introductory remarks on A Tribute to Sunday Morning Gospel, Volume 1, Part 1, Dr. R. L. White Jr. says that we have greatness all [...]
Delores Chandler Matthews, Charter Member of the Tommies, Passes
By Bob Marovich Yvonne Seabrooks, President of the Chicago Area Gospel Announcers Guild, reported today that Delores Chandler Matthews, an early member of the Thompson Community Singers and one of the choir's first musicians, passed away. Matthews was among the first members of the Reverend Milton Brunson's famed community youth [...]
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“Jesus Can Work It Out (Remix)” Dr. Charles G. Hayes and the Cosmopolitan Church of Prayer Choir (aka “The Warriors”)From the ICEE Inspirational CD The Remix, due out this summerIn [...]
“The World is Full of Sin”Original Five Blind Boys of Mississippifrom Checker LP 10003 1960-61This is another song brought to my attention, thanks to Brother Jason Rosenberg.The early years of [...]
“Jesus Coming Back” – DeWayne Harvey and Unrestrained Praise [from the Aleho International Records CD Tell It]Unrestrained praise, indeed!I had the good fortune to hear DeWayne Harvey’s Florida-based ensemble perform [...]
This comes to TBGB courtesy of our friend, Elder Mack C. Mason.Annually on the first Friday in the month of May, Pastor Maceo Woods andChicago's Christian Tabernacle Church gathers for [...]
This message comes to TBGB from Eric LeBlanc, who found the obituary in the Augusta Chronicle on 5/1/2005. James "Big Red" Anderson was an original member of the Swanee Quintet [...]
This notice comes to TBGB courtesy of Elder Mack C. Mason and his always-informative Gospel Trade E-Zine:The life and times of the late Pastor C. L. Franklin (father of the [...]
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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.
