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Before I began listening to gospel music about 12 years ago, I was not the most obvious candidate to become a fan of the ...
This latest single is the first since last year's "Bleeders" and opens with quick touch of gospel singing before a violent, ...
But gospel music spoke to the conditions of black people as they survived in a racist society. During the Great Depression, the lyrics gave hope to many facing economic hardships that “The Lord ...
The sisters rose to fame in the late 1990s with their debut hit “Shackles (Praise You),” which brought gospel music to mainstream audiences with its upbeat tempo and inspirational lyrics.
Check out Dorsey himself performing the song in the 1998 documentary, "The Story of Gospel Music." ♪ When I look back ♪ - Just to see him, we stood in awe of him. You know, that was history.
Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, ...
Black gospel music traces its roots back to slavery when enslaved people sang call-and-response songs such as “Roll, Jordan, Roll” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” ...
BLACK ENTERPRISE. About Us ... we thought it would be cool to compile a list of the best gospel songs of 2016. These ... such as, “There’s beauty in my brokenness.” The lyrics are ...
The lyrics of Albertina Walker's classic Black gospel song serve as a blueprint for negotiating the patience love and marriage require, writes Rev. Calvin Taylor Skinner. “Notes on faith” is ...
On the final day of the 13th annual Praise Fest, the free gospel music festival that started after Hurricane Katrina to bring locals back to New Orleans, the skies above Bayou St. John turned gray ...
How three Black queer people who paved a way for themselves and others through Gospel music.