A few years ago, a group of us who love old time gospel music got together and created a community-wide gospel concert. The event was originally called Gospel Fest and the first concert of this type ...
This is FRESH AIR. Postwar black gospel music was one of the most important musical genres that shaped soul music through the mid-'70s. But short of crate digging for some LPs and singles, it's been ...
Post-war black gospel music shaped soul sounds through the mid-1970s, but it's increasingly hard to find today. Rock historian Ed Ward discusses a few recent gospel reissues. This is FRESH AIR.