The Rise of Gospel Blues: The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church

by Michael W. Harris

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Most observers believe that gospel music has been sung in African American churches since their organization in the late 1800s. Yet nothing could be further from the truth, as Michael W. Harris's history reveals. Working through the blues and gospel movement. Harris reconstructs the rise of gospel blues within the context of early twentieth century African American cultural history.

After a nervous breakdown and a subsequent religious conversion...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195090578

ISBN13:9780195090574

Release Date:June 1994

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:0.96 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Americas Arts, Music & Photography Blues Education & Reference Foreign Languages Gospel History Humor & Entertainment Instruments

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