Michael Robertson grew up singing church songs out of hymn books—classics like “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” and “Lord, I ...

September 15, 2024 • The Drinkard Singers were one of the first families of gospel music, and whose members included Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick.

GOSPEL’s hour 2 explores the Golden Age of Gospel — the dramatic explosion of Black sacred music and the segregated highways of the American South — through the successful careers of Mahalia ...

Discover 2024's most impactful gospel songs, featuring powerhouse performances from Yolanda Adams, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and ...

Gospel music is R&B. Gospel music is funk -- it's hip-hop. Gospel music is the full spectrum in terms of its sound of black music and beyond. Mahalia Jackson What was special about her voice?

The great American poet Langston Hughes created the show in 1961 to tell the story of Jesus' birth through a Black lens, drawing heavily on gospel music. Directors have some freedom in how they ...

Since premiering off Broadway 63 years ago, “Black Nativity,” Langston Hughes’ gospel-filled adaptation of the Nativity story, has been performed around the holidays all over the country ...