I had chosen the music for this post on the Staple Singers and was looking for background material without being aware of the sad news that Cleotha Staple, the...
Category - Religious/Spiritual/Gospel
Here is the bio from the great Mahalia Jackson’s website: Born in New Orleans in 1911, Mahalia Jackson grew up in a shotgun home shared by 13 people...
The Blind Boys of Alabama have been going strong for more than 70 years. Here are a list of the group’s achievements and a bit from the bio at the...
Few performers come close to the intensity of Al Green. Here is part of the AllMusic bio of the artist, who is as at home in the gospel and soul worlds: The...
I took a couple of days off and went with the family to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It’s a terrific getaway for folks in the mid-Atlantic states.
Meet the Gospel HOF’s newest member. That makes two divas who the site featured today.
Aretha Franklin, Ricky Skaggs and others were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, according to The Tennessean. The paper said that other inductees...
This post presented two problems. The first was that as I was putting it together I had a sinking feeling that I have failed in not listening to enough Ry...
Alison Krauss’ version of this traditional was recorded for the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which was released in 2000. The great photos were added...
It is really difficult to watch one clip of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Try it. The best advice is either to not watch any, or set aside about a half hour. Tharpe...
