How Sweet the Sound: The Golden Age of Gospel
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There is no artistic outpouring more likely to stir the soul and shake the rafters than the African American sacred folk music called gospel. How Sweet the Sound takes us from Los Angeles, where the first notes of the undeniably new sound burst forth in 1906, to the Deep South, where ecstatic worshippers in the Pentecostal churches forged the gospel tradition. Then from Chicago, with the mass northern migration of African Americans in the 1930s, gospel...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1880216191
ISBN13:9781880216194
Release Date:January 1995
Publisher:Black Belt Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.66 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.6" x 9.6"
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Arts, Music & Photography Gospel Instruments Music Musical Genres Rap Religious & Sacred Music VoiceCustomer Reviews
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A marvelous piece of work
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Mr. Boyer captures the essence of gospel music with this wonderfully written document. No other book which focuses on gospel music, which I'm aware of, seems to blend the cultural, spiritual, and historical significance of this genre. Of special note, is the way the gospel sound is heard in various geographic locations in this country. By highlighting Chicago, Philly, and Los Angeles, to name a few, really brings home the spread and influence of the music. Bravo Mr. Boyer, I'm awaiting your next book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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