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Voice of praise: a new, dynamic group of singers is taking gospel music to new heights
WITH the same spirit and enthusiasm exhibited by legends like Mahalia and the venerable Thomas Dorsey, today-'s new young gospel music performers--including ......(Continue Reading) Ollabelle: what a friend they have in gospel music
There was a bar on Manhattan's Lower East Side, named after the corner of Ninth Street and venue C, where it once stood. "9C was tiny, a total dive," bassist Byron Isaacs says. "It w...(Continue Reading)Why gospel music is so hot
THE fastest-growing music segment is not rap; it's not R&B--the fastest-growing musical genre in America is the stirring, pulse-pounding, foot-stomping ......(Continue Reading)Why Is Gospel Music So Hot?
PRAISING the Lord is something that will never go out of style. Gospel music proves this. An $863 million business in 1998, according to the Gospel Music Association, gospel's increasing popularity...(Continue Reading)The lord's songs in a strange land; two histories dig down to the roots of gospel music and the culture of sound in African American life
People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music by Robert Darden Continuum International Publishing Group October 2004, $24.95, ISBN 0-826-41436-2 ......(Continue Reading)
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