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How a Black woman gospel singer helped pioneer rock ‘n’ roll
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen you think of rock ‘n’ roll, you might not think of high heels and a long church coat. But it...
Gospel group The Jones Trio, poet One Single Rose performing tonight in Carleton
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCARLETON — Gospel music and performance poetry will come together tonight at the Carleton Branch...
75 Best Foot-tapping, Hand-raising Gospel Songs
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music...
An uplifting afternoon of gospel music shines at Word of South
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCan you feel the power? Do you know the sacred soul? Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th...
'Elvis': 5 Black Artists That Influenced His Music
Shadow and Act via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBaz Luhrmann's latest musical biopic of Elvis Presley was released in theaters on June 24. It chronicles Presley's early life and rise to rock ‘n’ roll...
15 Soul-Stirring Gospel Songs Guaranteed To Lift Your Spirits
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThere’s something about listening to great old-school style gospel songs that always seems to revive...
Keith Richards and Eric Clapton worshipped her solos, and Elvis idolized her sound: how Sister...
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSister Rosetta Tharpe Rosetta Nubin was born on 20 March 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, a small...
Deborah McCrary, singer for The McCrary Sisters, dead at 67
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoDeborah McCrary, the singer with the gospel vocal group The McCrary Sisters, has died at age 67....
How African music became American music
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt 2 p.m. Feb. 3, I met John Fleming, his sister, and Ruby Miller, at the American Museum of Science and Energy. It was my privilege to provide a tour to...
Allison Russell, Fisk Jubilee Singers seamlessly blend sacred, secular music at the Ryman
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Ryman Auditorium's 130th anniversary coincides with the 150th anniversary of historically Black...