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“Trouble Don’t Last Always” – P.U.S.H.

2020-09-24T01:58:10-05:00September 24th, 2020|

“Trouble Don’t Last Always”P.U.S.H.Independent (release date: January 1, 2020) By Bob Marovich Little did P.U.S.H. know when they released their single “Trouble Don’t Last Always” back in January that the sentiment would be more prophetic than they could have ever anticipated. This female quartet from Alexander City, Alabama, has a [...]

“Good God” – Benita Jones

2020-03-19T22:49:04-05:00March 19th, 2020|

“Good God” Benita Jones Tyscot / Integrity (release date: March 6, 2020) By Bob Marovich As Benita Washington, the P&W singer from Selma, Alabama, captured national attention in 2003 after winning the "Gospel Dream" talent search competition in its inaugural season. Her subsequent albums included Hold On (Light/Intersound, 2004), Renaissance: [...]

JGM Pick of the Week: March 9, 2020

2020-03-10T01:07:19-05:00March 10th, 2020|

“Keep Holding On” Denita Gibbs Intersound / distributed by IndieBlu Music (release date: October 19, 2018) www.denitagibbs.com By Bob Marovich Denita Gibbs of Birmingham, Alabama, entered the national consciousness in 2013 with her five-star sophomore release, Without You. She’s back with “Keep Holding On,” a finger-popping single distinguished by a [...]

“The Greater the Trials, the Greater the Blessings” – Mary Pugh & the Pugh Singers

2019-07-06T19:06:47-05:00July 6th, 2019|

“The Greater the Trials, the Greater the Blessings” Mary Pugh & the Pugh Singers Overboard Records (2019) https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/marypughthepughsingers By Bob Marovich On “The Greater the Trials, the Greater the Blessings,” Grove Hill, Alabama, female quartet Mary Pugh & the Pugh Singers offers an encouraging paradox that sounds as if it [...]

RIP: Pastor Shawn Jones

2017-11-19T15:55:48-06:00November 19th, 2017|

Photo Credit: Facebook By Bob Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Pastor Shawn Jones of the Alabama quartet Shawn Jones and the Believers. Here is the group's biography, from their Facebook page: "Pastor Shawn Jones (Formally of The Alabama [...]

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