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Feb 13, 2024 · In conjunction with the PBS docuseries, “GOSPEL,” explore Detroit’s influence on gospel music. Gospel radio host and historian Dr. Deborah Smith Pollard gives a history lesson on the...
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Feb 19, 2024 · We enjoy the precision of the close 4-part harmony and inspirational messages in Southern Gospel music. But how did this form of music come about? The oldest tradition of Christian hymns was the singing of Old Testament Psalms. The earliest American Book of Psalms arrived with the Pilgrims in 1620.
One key feature of southern gospel music and culture is the way it publicly seeks socioreligious consensus while allowing—even encouraging—the private cultivation of theologically, psychospiritually, and ideologically idiosyncratic points of view.
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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.
- Late 19th century, southeastern US evangelicals
Jun 28, 2022 · It was around the 1930s when gospel music first formed, but how did spiritual music transform from hymns to the contemporary music genre we know today? “American Black Journal” continues its “Black Church in Detroit” series with a look at the history of gospel music and its intersection with the blues.
Apr 21, 2024 · In the rural South gospel gained a new identity as a type of popular country music, sometimes called country gospel, that was both practically and stylistically a fully secular tradition (not intended for use in church), with such exponents as the Oak Ridge Boys and the Statler Brothers.
