Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. 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..
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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The Belles of Trenton, NJ, deliver the gospel goods on “Hear the Word (Dry Bones)” from the Choice label ..read more
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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Diane McKoy’s remarkable career has included acclaim in both gospel and bluegrass circles. Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along. Hear this episode's featured song ..read more
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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Former Andrae Crouch protegee, Blinky Williams moved easily between soul and gospel music. Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along. Hear this episode's featured song ..read more
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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“The Vision of the Shepherd” was one of dozens of memorable compositions and performances by Maggie Ingram and the Silver Stars. Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along. Listen to this episode's featured song ..read more
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The popular Williams Brothers’ “Family Reunion This Christmas” is a great example of a contemporary gospel spin on things. Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along Listen to this episode's featured song ..read more
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“Go Where I Send Thee” is one of the many highlights of the Broadway musical, Black Nativity. Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along. Listen to this episode's featured song ..read more
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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This week's episode features Willie Banks, whose career in gospel music spanned over 60 years ..read more
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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The Shockley Singers were billed as “The World’s Young Gospel Singers,” but they sound wise beyond their years on “He Brought Us Through.” Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along ..read more
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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Steve Wonder’s “Have a Talk with God” gets a stellar reading by the East St. Louis Gospelettes. Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along. Click to listen to this episode's featured song ..read more
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
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The Gospel Cavalier’s sweet, mellow sound wasn’t like much else in the gospel marketplace in 1960. Click to listen to this episode. Click the title above to read along. Listen to this episode's featured song ..read more