Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s electric gospel sound was crucial in paving the way for rock and roll, and the late singer and guitarist is finally getting her day at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. She joins this …
Watch performances from the Gospel Roots concert at First Unitarian Church
On March 8th, 2018, members of the choirs from the First Unitarian Church and Mother Bethel AME in Philadelphia collaborated on a peformance together of a program of songs that illustrated the musical breadth of the Gospel Roots of Rock …
Photos and review of the Fisk Jubilee Singers at World Cafe Live
The Fisk Jubilee Singers performed at World Cafe Live on Thursday evening, March 29th to a standing room only full capacity crowd as part of WXPN’s Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul Project. Led by musical director Dr. Paul T. …
How The Soul Stirrers’ gospel laid the foundation for rock and soul – by Robert M. Marovich
The Soul Stirrers and the Rock of Salvation By Robert M. Marovich The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan was flush with rock and roll royalty. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards mingled with Stevie Wonder and producer Phil Spector. Gazing around the …
Listen to an interview with Dr. Bobby Jones on NPR’s Morning Edition
Dr. Bobby Jones has spent a significant portion of his life in gospel music. As a singer, radio and television host, educator, author, Grammy Award winner, and filmmaker, Jones has enjoyed an illustrious career in gospel music. Born in Tennessee, …
Listen to hundreds of gospel songs archived for the Great 78 Project by George Blood
According to their website, the Great 78 Project “is a community project for the preservation, research and discovery of 78rpm records.” IFrom about 1898 to the 1950s, an estimated 3 million sides (~3 minute recordings) have been made on 78rpm …
Where’s the line between gospel, rock and soul? A panel of experts explore at screening of How I Got Over
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul project held the Philadelphia premiere of a wonderful new documentary on Sunday, February 25th, 2018 at the Prince Theatre, with a screening of a marvelous documentary How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and …
Baylor University’s Black Gospel Music Restoration Project
In 2005, Robert Darden, gospel historian and professor of journalism, new media and public relations at Baylor University, and author of several books including People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music, wrote an editorial for the New …
Watch: Highlights from the Gospel According To Al Green documentary
“I was born again in ’73. I was converted – or changed about, or turned around, which is what converted means – to be turned about. And I felt so good, so perfect, so uplifted, so forgiven. So clean.” Those …
Listen: Jesus Rocked The Jukebox
Jesus Rocked The Rock Jukebox is an excellent, uplifting new collection of gospel music that showcases the songs and groups that laid the foundation for Soul, R&B, and Rock. The collection includes songs by The Blind Boys of Alabama, The …