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The Dixie Hummingbirds are about to celebrate their 90th anniversary, and today at a press conference at the African American Museum in Philadelphia announced a yearlong celebration of live concerts, a reissue of their 2011 album, Gospel Praise Songs – …
Since the start of our Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul project, one of statements we’ve most frequently made has been “Without gospel music there would be no Aretha Franklin.” Today we lost one of the most powerful voices in …
The Studs Terkel Radio Archives is a digital collection of recordings of the iconic broadcaster’s radio interviews on Chicago classical radio station WFMT. After Terkel retired in 1997, all 5,600 of his recordings were donated to the Chicago History Museum. …
Germany, France, and the UK may not come to mind as incubators for African American sacred music. But in fact there’s a long standing history of American Spirituals and gospel music making waves in Europe dating back to the late …
On Saturday, June 9th at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, the legendary gospel quartet The Fairfield Four performed an hour long show as part of the Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul live concert series. The Fairfield Four have existed …
On Saturday, June 9th, The Fairfield Four and The Campbell Brothers performed a high energy show at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia as part of WXPN’s Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul project. Before a sold out crowd, The Fairfield …
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul project is a celebration of Black gospel music and its influence on early rock and soul music. We asked gospel radio host and historian Jacquie Gales Webb too put together a radio special …
Edwin Hawkins, a Grammy-award winning gospel singer and arranger, passed away this past January at the age of 74. He left behind an unmatched legacy, revolutionizing what it could mean to be a gospel artist. His crowning achievement was bringing …
Gospel singer and electric guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this past weekend. Tharpe is best known for her innovative guitar playing and the influence she had on the early roots of …
