JGM Music Hour – Episode 181
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between mid-October and late December 2024.
This episode includes music reviewed on the Journal of Gospel Music between mid-October and late December 2024.
“There Wouldn’t Be a Me” Shonda English Gospel Diva Music (release date: January 23, 2024)
“At the Center of Grace” Lillian Lilly Xpress Music Group, Inc. (release date: January 23, 2024) By Robert M. Marovich What’s particularly gratifying about Lillian Lilly’s new single “At the Center of Grace” is that it evokes in lyric and arrangement an older gospel music tradition while planting itself firmly [...]
Click on the image to begin streaming the episode Episode 144 Playlist Leap of faith – YimikaSoul Man from Galilee – DK Dru feat. Rance Allen, Paul Porter, and Chris Byrd and True Victory In his hands – Zion Messengers Sorry – Erica Reed We are family, we [...]
“While Traveling Through” Shonda English feat. Lemmie Battles From the forthcoming album Travelin’ (release date: March 13, 2020) By Bob Marovich Combine the sanctuary-honed talents of Shonda English and Lemmie Battles, veteran musician Richard Gibbs, and David Walker & High Praise of Atlanta, Georgia, and you have the ingredients of [...]
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 & [...]
Click on this image to stream the program. Playlist for Episode 115: Isaiah 40 (Intro) - Preashea Hillard Trouble in my way - Betty Lott & New Friendship Anointed Voices of Gary, IN Lord, you've been so good to me - Darrell [...]
“Fly Away” Shonda English feat. Dorothy Norwood Available at digital music stores www.shondaenglish.com By Bob Marovich It might be intimidating to duet with a legend such as Dorothy Norwood, but to Shonda English, The Storyteller of Gospel is “Aunt Dot.” It was “Aunt Dot,” in fact, who brought Bob Jeffreys [...]
Click on the image above to begin the streaming Music Hour. Playlist: And we're going on! - Shonda English So grateful - Dayna Caddell feat. Israel Houghton Your life's about to change - Canton Spirituals feat. Pastor Tim Rogers Even me - Howard Gospel Choir [...]
“And We’re Going On!” Shonda English www.shondaenglish.com A high-octane percussive arrangement propels this shoulder-shaking handclapper about the higher wages and benefits available for workers in the Master’s Vineyard, and how we may not have long to earn those resources. If the listener didn’t get the point in the first portion [...]