Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
- Website
- http://kwbu.org/
- Description
- Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, presenting cultural snapshots that reveal the depth of a people, their community, and the influence they have had on the rest of American music.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-10-27 22:17
- last episode published
- 2024-10-27 08:40
- publication frequency
- 6.48 days
- Contributors
- South Carolina Public Radio
- Owner
- KWBU
- Author
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 446
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture Education Music History
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-10-27 | The pride of South Carolina, the Gerald Sisters have released passionate, high quality traditional gospel music for more than 40 years. |
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| 2024-10-20 |
SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Jimmy Jones and the Sensationals Deep-voiced Jimmy Jones was one of the few lead bass singers to lead his own group – the Sensationals – in the history of gospel music. |
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| 2024-10-15 | The Victory Travelers are one of the last remaining examples of the hard-driving gospel quartet sound of the 1960s. |
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| 2024-10-15 | Detroit’s The Shackleford Singers bring the gospel funk with their explosive record, “Been to the Water.” |
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| 2024-09-29 |
SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Anthony Butler and His Singers Anthony Butler and His Singers recreate the classic sound of the beloved Golden Gate Quartet with their song, “Judgement’s Coming.” |
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| 2024-09-22 | While unknown today, Sister Barbara Jones’ razor-sharp soprano gives the stompin’ “Be Ready” a timeless quality. |
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| 2024-09-15 | The Drinkard Singers were one of the first families of gospel music, and whose members included Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick. |
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| 2024-09-08 | The Mighty Inspirations of Nashville mix the sounds of the Winans with soulful R&B on “Miracle Man.” |
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| 2024-09-01 | The Spence Taylor-led Highway QCs transform the old classic “I’ll Fly Away” into a Temptations styled psychedelic soul romp! |
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| 2024-08-25 | The Rev. “Singing” Sammy Lewis was dubbed the Crown Prince of Gospel for recordings like “Jesus Paid It” for Vee-Jay Records. |
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