Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...
Music in the Bible -- The sixteenth century: roots of contemporary Christianity -- John Calvin and the institutes -- A mighty fortress: Martin Luther as songwriter -- First seeds: gospel music in ...
There are only a handful of people alive today who participated in the formation of modern gospel music in Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. Fewer still worked directly with the genre’s founding ...