Click on the image above to begin streaming the show. Merry Christmas! Here is the playlist for the Journal of Gospel Music's special Christmas 2018 Mixtape: Something's happening - CeCe Winans It must be Christmas time - Courtney Franklin & Sierra Ward-Pope Tis the season - Tony & [...]
“Blue” Juliana Schnee (release date: October 5, 2018) Available on iTunes By Bob Marovich With her soaring tones accented by endearing yodels, twenty-two-year-old singer Juliana Schnee sounds like a young LeAnn Rimes. Her inspirational song “Blue” is made all the more effective by the understated small jazz combo and strings [...]
Click on this image to stream the episode Playlist for Episode 128: I'll make it - Alfonzo Udell & Chosen Chorale feat. Lorraine Anderson Put your trust - Apostle James Alston & Fellowship Laughter (just like medicine) - BeBe Winans feat. KS [...]
Prof. Harold Boggs (and Lula Reed) Lord Give Me Strength: Early Recordings 1952-1964 Gospel Friend Records (release date: September 21, 2018) www.gospelfriend.com By Bob Marovich Perhaps one reason Professor Harold Boggs is not as well remembered, or as appreciated, as his golden era contemporaries is his penchant for copying their sound. [...]
“Unto the Lamb” Kim Stratton Kingdom Records (release date: May 15, 2018) By Bob Marovich On “Unto the Lamb,” Chicago-based gospel songstress Kim Stratton sings “a brand new song.” Although she’s referencing salvation, in another sense, "Unto the Lamb" is itself a brand new song - her first in six years. After focusing [...]
By Bob Marovich In 1776, the Declaration of Independence freed American people from the oppression of the Royal Crown. In 2018, Jonathan Nelson’s seventh studio album, Declarations, is intended to free all people for salvation under the Holy Crown. The Stellar Award-winning singer and songwriter releases Declarations (Entertainment One) nationwide and [...]
“Oh How I Love You” Zacardi Cortez Blacksmoke Music Worldwide (release date: March 8, 2018) By Bob Marovich “You see, a man ain’t supposed to cry,” Zacardi Cortez sings on “Oh How I Love You,” but the tears flow anyhow as he delivers lyrics that gush with gratitude to Jesus [...]
“I Owe God a Praise” Jimmy Hicks & ACOJ From the Blacksmoke Music Worldwide album Waterway (release date: August 4, 2017) By Bob Marovich What I like about Jimmy Hicks is how he can transform a church song into what sounds like a big number from a gospel musical. Hicks and [...]
Click on the image above to begin streaming the program. Playlist for Episode 126: My heart is fixed - Brenda Jefferson feat. Dorinda Clark Cole You ought to testify - Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson The pain is going to end - Bonita [...]
Click on the image to stream the show. Playlist for Episode 125: I'm determined - Bemeche' God has kept me - Wardlaw Brothers Now I'm on my way - Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir If God - Casey J Forever - Jason Nelson [...]
