The Golden Age of Gospel
- ISBN-10
- 0252068777
- ISBN-13
- 9780252068775
- Category
- Gospel music
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Author
- Horace Clarence Boyer
Description
Presents the history of gospel music in the United States. This book traces the development of gospel from its earliest beginnings through the Golden Age (1945-55) and into the 1960s when gospel entered the concert hall. It introduces dozens of the genre's gifted contributors, from Thomas A Dorsey and Mahalia Jackson to the Soul Stirrers.
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