We've dusted off the records and rewound the cassettes to offer you Classic Gospel from the 1900's. Black Gospel music drew heavily upon the traditional spirituals that had been passed down from the days of slavery, picking up its more driving rhythmic emphasis from blues and early jazz. The music was quite egalitarian in terms of gender, as both male and female performers -- Brother Joe May, Rev. James Cleveland, Mahalia Jackson, the Clara Ward Singers, Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, the Soul Stirrers, the Swan Silvertones, and the Dixie Hummingbirds etc. -- gained wide renown among both black and white audiences. Learn more by visiting us a www.totallygospel.com
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We've dusted off the records and rewound the cassettes to offer you Classic Gospel from the 1900's It’s difficult to select the best gospel songs because the intent of gospel music is to minister to the soul of mankind.
We’ve chosen the best gospel songs of all time based upon their overall impact on the Christian Church and their ability to move the genre progressively forward.
