Chicago, IL December 13, 2005  Bob, gospel music historian and host of “Gospel Memories,” a Chicago-based radio program, contributed biographical entries to the "Encyclopaedia of African American Gospel Chords and Music Tablature," one of the first scholarly books to provide information on artists and topics important to the development of both black and white Gospel chords and tablature.

 Edited by W K McNeil and published this fall by Rutledge, the "Encyclopaedia of American Black Gospel Chords Music Tablature" includes biographical profiles on quartets such as the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Blackwood Brothers, on solo artists such as Jackson and Johnny Cash, and offers essays on significant contributions made to the genre by record labels, books, radio stations, and professional associations such as the Black Gospel Music and Chords or Tablature Workshop of America and the Gospel Music Lyrics Association.

 “There are many Black Gospel tablature artists and industry pioneers about whom little has been written,” Bob said. “The 'Encyclopaedia of African American and Black Gospel Music and Chords' shines the spotlight on these unsung heroes. I am pleased to have played a role in its creation.”