Richard Smallwood: A Remembrance
When I heard the news that Richard Smallwood passed away today, it was as if church bells stopped tolling.
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.
“He Knows How Much We Can Bear” – Eddie Ruth Bradford
Like hymns and early gospel songs. “He Knows Just How Much You Can Bear,” written in 1941 by Phyllis Hall and published by Roberta Martin, is as durable as an eighteenth-century armoire.
JGM Pick of the Week: December 27, 2023
"Somebody Saved Me,” a selection from Rev. Stef & Jubilation’s latest album, Worship Him, has roots in the First Baptist Church of Nutley, New Jersey.
The Caravans – Where Gospel Meets Soul
Acrobat Music (release date: September 9, 2022)
Announcing ChicaGO REACH Gospel Workshop 2021 Summer Popups
Sponsored Post: This summer, ChicaGO REACH Gospel Workshops are continuing with online learning through its Summer Gospel Popshops, which will feature amazing young and legendary instructors/mentors. Here are some of the highlights: - Sopranos Monica Perdue and Felicia Coleman-Evans will do vocal coaching, and Felicia will speak about the music [...]
RIP: Louise McCord-Williams, Soloist, Member of Voices of Tabernacle and Roberta Martin Singers
By Robert M. Marovich Marcel West of Detroit informed JGM that gospel singer Louise McCord-Williams passed away on November 3, 2020. For many years, McCord was a member of, and frequent soloist with, Detroit’s famed Voices of Tabernacle Choir, under the direction of Rev. James Cleveland. Among the songs she [...]
RIP: Catherine Austin Baymon, Chicago Gospel Singer
By Bob Marovich MonaLisa Brown informed the Journal of Gospel Music that Ms. Catherine Austin Baymon, a longtime gospel vocalist with Chicago's Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Born in Canton, Mississippi, Catherine moved to Chicago with her mother when she was about to [...]
Lift Me Up: Chicago Gospel Keyboard Masters
Various Artists Lift Me Up: Chicago Gospel Keyboard Masters The Sirens (release date: July 11, 2016) www.thesirensrecords.com By Bob Marovich Those who think traditional gospel music is dead, hapless victim of today’s P&W and urban AC influences in sacred music, The Sirens’ new release, Lift Me Up: Chicago Gospel Keyboard Masters, [...]
RIP: Professor Alfred E. Miller – “One of the First – One of the Last”
ONE OF THE FIRST - ONE OF THE LAST Professor Alfred E. Miller (1927-2015) From Anthony Heilbut, author of The Gospel Sound and The Fan Who Knew Too Much: Excepting pioneer COGIC keyboard artists Arizona Dranes and Elder Charles Beck, Alfred E. Miller was the first pianist on records to [...]
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