Wind knocks down wall of fire-gutted historic Chicago church
AP Strong winds caused additional damage to a historic Chicago church but may have also swept in a badly needed “blessing” for a sanctuary where Mahalia Jackson and other famed Gospel singers often sang and the man considered the father of Gospel music led the choir. Winds that reached nearly 100mph knocked down the south […]
ESSAY: AFRICAN RHYTHMS, IDEAS OF SIN AND THE HAMMOND ORGAN – A BRIEF HISTORY OF GOSPEL MUSIC’S EVOLUTION
In an article first published on The Conversation, ROBERT STEPHENS, professor of world music at the University of Connecticut, charts the history of Gospel music…