Gospel Classic “I Can Go to God in Prayer” Hits the Half-Century Mark
The now-classic gospel song "I Can Go to God in Prayer" turns fifty years old this year.
Gospel Music Hall of Fame Announces 2025 Class of Inductees and Special Award Recipients
The Gospel Music Hall of Fame (GMHOF) announced its 2025 Induction Gala Ceremony and Expo. The two-day event is scheduled during Gospel Music Heritage Month on Friday, September 5th, and Saturday, September 6th, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the St. Louis Convention Center.
The Legendary Ingramettes, “First Family of Gospel Music,” to Appear at Flushing Town Hall June 14 as Part of Juneteenth Festivities
There’s no better way to kick off New York City’s 2024 Juneteenth festivities than by attending a musical program by the Legendary Ingramettes.
Take a Bus Tour of Chicago Gospel Music Landmarks the Day Before Chicago Gospel Music Festival
The Chicago Music Industry Professionals is hosting a CHICAGO GOSPEL MUSIC HISTORY TOUR on Friday, May 31, 2024.
The Caravans – Where Gospel Meets Soul
Acrobat Music (release date: September 9, 2022)
Gospel, Vol. 6: Female Gospel Groups 1940 – 1962
Various Artists Gospel, Vol. 6: Female Gospel Groups 1940-1962 Fremeaux & Associes (2022) http://www.fremeaux.com By Robert M. Marovich If it weren’t for women, there might not be gospel music as we know it today. A gutsy statement, but accurate. For every Thomas Dorsey, Theodore Frye, and James Cleveland, there were [...]
Calvin Bridges – Gospel Church Generations
Calvin Bridges Gospel Church Generations PNEUMA / Spirit Recordings, Inc. (release date: October 8, 2019) By Bob Marovich Despite its unassuming packaging, Calvin Bridges’ Gospel Church Generations offers plenty of songs, old and new, for choir directors and worship leaders to teach their groups. Bridges, a singer, songwriter, director, and [...]
TIME LIFE to Release Streaming-Only Audio Album from Chicago TV Series “Jubilee Showcase”
From a press release: TIME LIFE WILL RELEASE AUDIO PERFORMANCES FROM THE EMMY® AWARD WINNING GOSPEL TV SERIES "JUBILEE SHOWCASE” AS A STREAMING-ONLY ALBUM FEATURING RAW PERFORMANCES BY ICONIC GOSPEL ACTS SUCH AS ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS THE STAPLE SINGERS & THE SOUL STIRRERS, AND MORE! TIME LIFE [...]
Jubilee Showcase Now Available on Vimeo on Demand
Chicago—September 12, 2017— Every Sunday morning from 1963 until 1984, Chicago gospel music lovers watched Jubilee Showcase for the inspiring and soul-stirring performances by nationally known artists and local favorites, including the Staple Singers, Andrae Crouch, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Soul Stirrers, Albertina Walker, the Caravans, Jessy Dixon, the [...]
Esther Ford, Last Living Member of the Original Stars of Faith, Passes Away
By Bob Marovich Dwayne Lightsey Jr. reported to the Journal of Gospel Music that Lady Esther Ford, the last surviving member of the original Stars of Faith, passed away yesterday evening, August 17. Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, but reared in Washington, DC., Ford learned the hymns of the church from [...]
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