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The Wilsons were sons of a minister, and Ray hosted a devotional program, “Words of Life,” on WKRK in Murphy. Most of their repertoire consisted of old gospel hymns and sacred country songs. Some of their songs, however, were original compositions.
Gospel music in the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains encompasses a wealth of traditions. These forms share origins in old community singing traditions (such as shaped-note singing) and in deep-rooted forms of quartet harmony. Styles of gospel found in the North Carolina mountains and foothills include: Cherokee gospel.
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Oct 20, 2021 · Just before the pandemic shut down the world, Alice Vines of the Glorifying Vines Sisters of Farmville, North Carolina (crate diggers will know their singles on Pinewood and Sound Hut), gathered ten other local artists in the small town of Fountain, northwest of Greenville.
Feb 16, 2022 · The two families have followed the Black gospel tradition—specifically, quartet gospel, which is also known as jubilee singing—from one generation to the next in an unbroken link for nearly 300 years.
The area’s distinctive gospel style first came to national attention in the 1930s with a Kinston, North Carolina, group, Mitchell’s Christian Singers. The quartet’s tonal heterogeneity and unadorned harmonic palette made their a capella style something of a relic even for the time.
The Jubilant Gospel Singers of North Carolina are a group of God-fearing and angelical worshippers who have come together for the purpose of uplifting, witnessing and sharing our love and devotion to...
Glenn Bolick. Storyteller, potter, musician, singer, songwriter, presenter. Lenoir, NC (Caldwell County)
