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Gospel music is a traditional genre of Christian music, and a cornerstone of Christian media. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes ...
Black gospel music, often called gospel music or gospel, is the traditional music of the Black diaspora in the United States.It is rooted in the conversion of enslaved Africans to Christianity, both during and after the trans-atlantic slave trade, starting with work songs sung in the fields and, later, with religious songs sung in various church settings, later classified as Negro Spirituals ...
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Apr 1, 1995 · McKinney, Baylus Benjamin (1886–1952). B. B. McKinney, writer of gospel songs, teacher, and music editor, was born to James Calvin and Martha Annis (Heflin) McKinney in Heflin, Louisiana, on July 22, 1886. He attended Mount Lebanon Academy, Louisiana; Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort ...
Gospel music. This incomplete list is specifically for Christian music performers in the gospel music genres who have either been very important to the genre, or have had a considerable amount of exposure. This list includes artists that perform in traditional gospel music genres such as Southern gospel, traditional black gospel, urban ...
Thomas Andrew Dorsey (born July 1, 1899, Villa Rica, Ga., U.S.—died Jan. 23, 1993, Chicago, Ill.) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist whose many up-tempo blues arrangements of gospel music hymns earned him the title of “Father of Gospel Music.”. Dorsey was the son of a revivalist preacher. He was influenced in childhood by ...
Bill Traylor is currently the lead singer with the Homeland Quartet. He moved to Nashville in 1977 to become the lead singer of the musical group, the Downings. After only nine months, he realized that a life on the road was not for him; and in July of 1978, he accepted a position with The Benson Company as a radio promoter for their Southern ...
