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JGM Pick of the Week: November 7, 2016

2026-03-05T18:01:03-06:00November 8th, 2016|

“Escaped to Tell” Blanche McAllister-Dykes From the haddonfieldmike78 porn starEscaped To Tell Movie Soundtrack www.escapedtotell.com Sung by Blanche McAllister-Dykes, whose vocal vulnerability gives the song the feel of a church testimony, “Escaped to Tell” is the title track of a Christian-themed film by songwriter and author, Nefateri Smalls, who co-wrote the [...]

The Gospel Sensations: Trendsetting With Old School Harmonies

2016-07-29T03:17:29-05:00July 29th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich To carve out a niche in a quartet community crowded with local and national artists, the Gospel Sensations are employing a time-honored principle that has been all but abandoned in gospel music. A cappella harmony singing. That’s right: trendsetting by going back to the way gospel quartets [...]

Jonathan Nelson On Songwriting: “When It’s Flowing, It’s Just Flowing”

2016-03-30T17:29:53-05:00March 30th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich On March 18, the Stellar Award-winning singer-songwriter Jonathan Nelson released Fearless (Light Records / eOne Music), a live recording that JGM gave its highest possible rating, five stars, for its ability to “be musically versatile and passionate yet remain firmly rooted in the atmospheric and hypnotic P&W [...]

Detroit’s Karen Clark Sheard Reflects on Recording Her New Album in Chicago

2015-07-17T17:30:00-05:00July 17th, 2015|

By Bob Marovich In some ways, it was like attending a gospel music hall of fame event wrapped inside a live recording session. The Clark Sisters were seated in the front row. Richard Smallwood sat behind them. Rows of gospel announcers, gospel music producers, and popular singers were to their [...]

Tye Tribbett Hosts “Hate Won’t Win” Concert to Benefit Charleston Victims

2015-07-12T23:32:46-05:00July 12th, 2015|

PRESS RELEASE: The June 17th Charleston Church Massacre has prompted Grammy Award winning recording artist Tye Tribbett to launch a “Hate Won’t Win” concert to benefit the families of the nine people who were shot to death in that tragic incident. The concert features some of the biggest names in [...]

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