Shout! 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 ...

He attended Methodist and Baptist churches where music wasn’t known for extravagance ... library.web.baylor.edu Map it Black ...

Vincent Bohanan & The Japanese SOV Choir “The true roots of African American gospel music lie in the American South of the 19th century. Spirituals emerged when slaves held informal gatherings ...

A gospel superstar, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) combined traditional gospel music with virtuoso guitar solos ... 32c Rosetta Tharpe single National Museum of African ...

As the "Godfather of Soul," he transmuted gospel into secular music centered in the emotional conduit of ... Hip-hop is unimaginable without him. National Museum of African American History and ...

Ten years ago, the legendary gospel singer Andraé Crouch died after a nearly 50-year career. He was called the “leading pioneer of contemporary gospel music” and the “foremost gospel singer of his ...

The influence of African music is widespread. Elements can be heard in blues, gospel, jazz and Latin American music due to the historic movement of African slaves to the Americas. Millions of ...

Opened in 2021, the museum aims to educate visitors on the influence of African American people on more than 50 genres of popular music, including jazz, gospel and hip-hop. Each of the museum's ...