Rev. Janice Brown

RIP Rev. Dr. Janice Brown-Stephens of “Rough Side of the Mountain” Fame

RIP Rev. Dr. Janice Brown-Stephens of “Rough Side of the Mountain” Fame

Bob Marovich2024-09-05T16:06:26-05:00September 5th, 2024|

By Robert M. Marovich The Journal of Gospel Music was saddened to learn of the passing of the Reverend Dr. Janice Brown-Stephens. She transitioned from earth to glory on August 30, 2024, at age 80. The following is based on a bio I wrote for the Malaco Music Group website [...]

Rev. Luther Barnes & the Restoration Worship Center Choir – The Favor of God

Bob Marovich2016-10-02T01:50:59-05:00October 2nd, 2016|

Rev. Luther Barnes and the Restoration Worship Center Choir The Favor of God Shanachie Entertainment (release date: September 9, 2016) www.shanachie.com By Bob Marovich Decades ago, Luther Barnes breathed the Red Budd Gospel Choir into life at the church his father, the late Reverend F. C. Barnes, founded in Rocky [...]

Luther Barnes Has the Favor of God

Bob Marovich2016-09-28T20:31:52-05:00September 24th, 2016|

By Bob Marovich Rocky Mount, North Carolina, an hour's drive from the state capitol of Raleigh, is neither rocky nor mountainy. The population is a modest 60,000, but the town looms large in gospel music lore as the longtime home of one of the genre’s most important family dynasties: the Barnes [...]

Rev. Janice Brown

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