The final entrant in The Daily Music Break’s Great Americans Week is Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Tharpe is a cornerstone of modern American music who embodies...
Tag - gospel music
Listening to gospel as music comes with a bit of tension. Performances actually are part of a religious service. it also is a religion of which I am not an...
Last week, I did a post on the passing of Samuel Charters, a very important researcher and blues archivist. The post featured an interview with Charters, who...
This link sums up my feeling about gospel music. There isn’t too much available about Bobby Jones, who hosts gospel shows on BET and elsewhere. However...
This beautiful song was written by Gillian Welch for the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? It is performed by Welch, Emmylou Harris and Alison Krauss...
Acoustic Guitar Masters John Fahey: On the Sunny Side of the Ocean Bert Jansch: Reynardine/Angie Leo Kottke: Vaseline Machine Gun/Last Steam Engine Adrian...
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...
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...
