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On March 8, 2018, the First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia hosted the first GOSPEL ROOTS OF ROCK AND SOUL concert. “An Evening of Spirituals and Spiritual Inspired Songs” was a collaboration between the First Unitarian Church Choir, under the musical …
Roots-rocker and singer-songwriter Paul Thorn has a new gospel influenced album, Don’t Let The Devil Ride, The album was recorded in three locations – Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, and Preservation Hall in New Orleans …
The Blind Boys of Alabama founding members Clarence Fountain and Jimmy Carter are the two suriving original members of the group and have been singing together for 70 years. Since their earliest days, the gorup built a career by putting …
The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul project is showcasing both the uniqueness of gospel music and its influence on early rock and R&B. If there’s any musician who recognizes the relationship between different styles of music and the influence …
Like so many R&B artists, from Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, to Al Green and Marvin Gaye, superstar singer and songwriter Anthony Hamilton’s career began in the choir of Charlotte, North Carolina’s New Shiloh Baptist Church. Filmed for NPR Music, …
In 1947, a white Southern musical entrepreneur named Lee Roy Abernathy made a move that shook up churchgoing America – and the sound of popular music. That winter, the Georgia-born pianist and songwriter went into an Atlanta studio with his …
The “Gospel Roots and Rock and Soul” project illustrates the often reciprocal nature of gospel, R&B and rock influences. In the article, The R&B-Gospel Connection, ten artists that straddle gospel and secular music are identified including Al Green, Aretha Franklin, …
The Blind Boys of Alabama perform “Amazing Grace” from KEXP in Seattle.
Born in Miami in August, 1927, gospel legend Marion Williams was a tremendously influential gospel singer and her influence was felt on both rock and soul music, particularly the music of Little Richard. In an interview for National Public Radio’s …
