Recap of an Evening of Spirituals and Spiritual-Inspired Songs with Mother Bethel AME Mass Choir and the First Unitarian Church Choir

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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 …

Artists that straddle gospel and secular

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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, …