MEMPHIS, Tennessee (CNN) --He went from a humble birth in a shotgun shack in Tupelo, Mississippi, to rhinestone-studded super stardom, but during his roller coaster-like ascension and eventual fall, ...

Where have all the gospel quartets and choirs gone? Contrary to reports, the joyous sound of gospel quartets and choirs is not extinct — it will be on full display at this year's McDonald's Gospelfest ...

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- They came from the coal mines and steel mills of Alabama, raising their voices to the sky. They sang hymns and spirituals with vivid and complex harmonies, attacking the tunes ...

The "Blackwood Brothers" name is synonymous with gospel music. Their music has been heard around the world on radio, recordings and television and in personal appearances. The Blackwood Brothers ...

It didn’t matter that the Sensational Nightingales, the Swanee Quintet, Canton Spirituals and other legendary gospel quartets had already stirred up souls in the pews at the Mount Calvary Baptist ...

remembers hearing the dire prediction whispered around the ends of pews when he started singing 37 years ago. Like the music itself the rumor is still alive - and still wrong, Brady said, looking back ...

A collaboration with Canadian record producer Daniel Lanois almost always results in a brilliant or even career-defining album. Lanois has worked with some of the world's most successful bands and ...

In the director Robert Clem’s documentary about gospel quartets and their undeniable influence on rock ’n’ roll, Sister Rosetta Tharpe has competition. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ticket for ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Paying homage to great gospel quartets like the Dixie Hummingbirds, the Swan Silvertones, the Spirit of ...

This book is a landmark study tracing the currents of music education that gave form and style to the black gospel quartet tradition. To Do This, You Must Know How traces black vocal music instruction ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUBURN — The East Wind Gospel Quartet will hold its 17th annual gospel ...