JGM Best CDs, Singles, and Historic Reissues of 2024
Journal of Gospel Music presents its Best of List for 2024
RIP: Rodessa Barrett Porter, the Last of the Original Barrett Sisters
Rodessa Barrett Porter, the last of the original Barrett Sisters, passed away December 16, 2024, one day after her 94th birthday.
“Don’t Wonder About It” – The Calvin Delites
From the opening strains of “Don’t Wonder About It,” the female quartet from Memphis, Tennessee, makes it plain that their feet are planted firmly in the traditional church.
“He Brought Joy” – Bryan Andrew Wilson feat. the Wilsonettes
“He Brought Joy” Bryan Andrew Wilson feat. the Wilsonettes Bryan’s Songs / CE Music By Robert M. Marovich On the super up-tempo “He Brought Joy,” gospel stylist and Danville, Illinois, native Bryan Andrew Wilson contemporizes “I Can Tell the World,” a song first recorded about a century ago by the [...]
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 [...]
Roberta Martin Singers: 1947-1962
Roberta Martin Singers Didn’t It Rain / Only a Look / The Old Ship of Zion: 1947-1962 Fremeaux & Associes (release date: February 2019) www.fremeaux.com By Bob Marovich Roberta Martin is to today’s enthusiasts of gospel music what writers like James Joyce and Henry James are to today’s enthusiasts of [...]
RIP, Ronald Greer; Wrote Book on Roberta Martin Singers
By Bob Marovich JGM is saddened to report the passing of Mr. Ronald Greer of Bay City, Texas. He passed away in his sleep sometime last night or early this morning. Ron was the number one fan of the Roberta Martin Singers. Over the years, he kept in touch with [...]
GMA Honors Gospel Legends and Pioneers at May 9 Celebration
Honoree Dr. Shirley Caesar with Dr. Bobby Jones at GMA Honors on May 9, 2017 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 11, 2017) - GMA Foundation’s annual GMA Honors celebration was held on Tuesday, May 9 at Lipscomb University. Steve Green, Yolanda Adams, Gold City Quartet [...]
Only A Look – Ronald L. Greer (book)
Only A Look Ronald L. Greer Westbow Press (231 pages) www.rongreerbooks.com By Bob Marovich It seems odd, at least at first glance, that in the more than forty years since the death of Roberta Martin, one of the most important pioneers of modern gospel music, nobody has written a book [...]
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