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Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music.
Feb 19, 2024 · Most people think of gospel music as a southern phenomenon, but many music historians believe that the seeds actually sprouted in New England in 1734 when New England preacher Jonathan Edwards launched a religious revival known as the Great Awakening.
May 3, 2024 · Southern gospel artists such as Mahalia Jackson and The Staple Singers have not only impacted the religious music scene, but they’ve also deeply influenced secular music genres like R&B, soul and rock.
2. The concert described here was the thirteenth annual Gospel Singing Jubilee held at Boone's High Country Fairgrounds in August 1995. The town is also home to the Greenes, a successful southern gospel group; they host the annual jubilee, which draws fans from both the mountain and piedmont sections of the state as well as neighboring Virginia and Tennessee.
- James R. Goff
- 1998
Origins of Gospel Music. One can pursue the origins of gospel music through the academic discipline of ethno-musicology (going back to Europe and Africa), through a study of the 2,000-year history of church music, and through a study of rural folk music traditions, but for practical purposes, gospel music as we know it began in the late 19th ...
If, as Charles Wolfe argues, gospel music was in the early twentieth century “the fourth great genre of grass roots music” alongside jazz, blues, and country music, today southern gospel has quite consciously adapted, reappropriated, and co-opted different aspects of those forms (and others) (Wolfe, “‘Gospel Boogie,’” 73).
The Southern Gospel Music Association (SGMA) is a professional association of artists, songwriters, industry workers, and fans founded to preserve, protect, and promote Southern Gospel Music, its history, and heritage. Click HERE to become a member today and help select future members of the SGMA Hall Of Fame! Partnerships are offered in tiers ...
