Michael Robertson grew up singing church songs out of hymn books—classics like “Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior” and “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian.” He attended Methodist and Baptist churches where ...

because even though she was a gospel singer, she appealed to the masses so much. So that's what you're doing with Black magic, because you're taking these songs and giving giving them the makeover ...

In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection.

How did Martin Luther King's message get across to America? Partly through pop culture. Music, movies, TV helped spread his ...

A young Jimmy Carter was no stranger to gospel music growing up in the small rural town of Plains, Georgia during the ’20s and early ’30’. He heard it sung by Black tenant farmers working on ...

Amythyst Kiah is a Grammy-nominated folk-singer and songwriter from Johnson City. Free concert. She performed at the Big Ears ...

While preparing for his Grand Ole Opry debut, Alabama-born, Big Loud-signed folk-soul performer Kashus Culpepper discussed his quick-rising success ...

This book considers the influence on Elvis Presley of Black musicians, especially the gospel and R. & B. pioneers of the ...

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The location for Sioux City's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration may be new, but the teachings of Dr. Martin ...

The former president was 100 years old ... with his upbringing around gospel songs in church. He called gospel “rural music,” saying, “it has both Black and white derivations.