The University of Alabama at Birmingham African-American Studies Program and Department of Musicinstructor Kevin P. Turner will present a lecture by George W. Stewart on “The Jefferson County Sound: ...

This book is a landmark study tracing the currents of music education that gave form and style to the black gospel quartet tradition. To Do This, You Must Know How traces black vocal music instruction ...

Music lover Jerry Zolten was driving home late one night when his favorite R&B radio station started playing its gospel show. Although he came upon the music accidentally, there was “just something in ...

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Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul, hosted by Cece Winans, is a four part documentary series illustrating the influence of Black gospel on early rock and soul music. May 9 – The first program begins and ...

Why gospel music? -- Gospel's African roots -- The rise of spirituals in North America -- What spirituals are, what spirituals mean -- The American Civil War -- Reconstruction, the jubilee singers, ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Blind Boys of Alabama with special guest Cory Henry, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at UCSB Campbell Hall. Two ...

Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, a group that combines 21st-century ideas with the timeless quality of great gospel quartets of the 1950s, will sing at 7 p.m. Friday in UND's Chester Fritz Auditorium.

Glitzy evening gowns, black tuxedos and four-part harmony mixed this weekend as the Washington region's top gospel quartets were honored in an awards ceremony at the Lincoln Theatre in the District.

The Pine Bluff Singing Center serves as a reminder of both the legacy of resourcefulness and ingenuity of Pine Bluff residents and the rich music heritage these residents helped to create. Organized ...