Dr. Mark A. Williams – One Touch (EP)
Dr. Mark Williams' One Touch is a three-track EP and the first issue of a planned three-volume succession of releases called The Reconciled Series.
RIP Arthur Lee Crume Sr., Longtime Manager, Guitarist for the Soul Stirrers
JGM was saddened to learn from Kim Ruff-Moore that Arthur Crume of the Soul Stirrers passed away. Kim reported that he died in Savannah Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Clarksdale’s Role in the Development of Gospel Music
Clarksdale, Mississippi's links to the blues and its roots in history have influenced the church and its music for decades.
“How They Got Over” – Now Streaming and on DVD
First Run Features presents ...Fresh from its Theatrical Release... Robert Clem's New Music Documentary HOW THEY GOT OVER How They Got Over celebrates the spirit of gospel performers and how they helped usher in a musical revolution that changed the world forever! Beginning in the 1920s, Black singers across the [...]
Dr. E. Dewey Smith Launches Solo Singing Career
“If God gave me the gift to sing, why not use it?” By Robert M. Marovich There’s almost nothing that Dr. E. Dewey Smith hasn’t accomplished. A graduate of Morehouse College who went on to earn masters and doctorate degrees, Smith is an author, media and film producer, community leader, [...]
TIME LIFE to Release Streaming-Only Audio Album from Chicago TV Series “Jubilee Showcase”
From a press release: TIME LIFE WILL RELEASE AUDIO PERFORMANCES FROM THE EMMY® AWARD WINNING GOSPEL TV SERIES "JUBILEE SHOWCASE” AS A STREAMING-ONLY ALBUM FEATURING RAW PERFORMANCES BY ICONIC GOSPEL ACTS SUCH AS ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAMERS THE STAPLE SINGERS & THE SOUL STIRRERS, AND MORE! TIME LIFE [...]
JGM Pick of the Week: September 10, 2019
“Grateful” James Chappell III Independent (release date: October 5, 2018) aplazmanagementllc@gmail.com By Bob Marovich “Grateful” is a charming, smile-inducing song on its own, but add James Chappell III as lead vocalist, and it delights on two levels. In less than three minutes, Chappell channels the elastic yodels of Sam Cooke [...]
Calvin Simon: From Gospel to Funk and Back Again
By Bob Marovich Few gospel artists can claim to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Only one, to my knowledge, can also boast that a major prop from his former band is now on display in the Smithsonian. Calvin Simon can lay claim to both. As a [...]
Prof. Harold Boggs (and Lula Reed): Lord Give Me Strength
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. [...]
Dave Bass & the DBGs – All Over the Place
Dave Bass & the DBGs All Over the Place DNB Associates (release date: June 15, 2018) www.davebassgospel.com By Bob Marovich Although Dave Bass led a vocal quartet on 1997’s The Welcome Table, on his 2018 release, All Over the Place, he fronts the DBGs (Dave Bass Group), a musical quartet with [...]
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