Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments
Sundays 8:35 am; Mondays at 4:48am. 6:48am, 8:48am and 5:48pm.
Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories -- and plays recordings -- from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, presenting cultural snapshots that reveal the depth of a people, their community, and the influence they have had on the rest of American music.
Latest Episodes
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They call Shirley Caesar “The First Lady of Gospel Music” for good reason – just listen to one of her great story-songs, “Hold My Mule,” and see if you don’t agree! -
The multi-talented Paul Leka released one gospel recording his long career, the bright and bouncy “His Love Flows Through Me Like a River” by the otherwise unknown Freedom Soul Singers.
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Ethel Waters was an American original – actress, activist and singer of such classic songs as “Stand by Me.”
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Doris Akers was a legendary composer, arranger, choir director and singer – check out her version of the old classic, “Dwelling in Beulah Land.”
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The legendary Rev. Al Green conjured up a slow and simmering gospel version of “People Get Ready” along with a host of classic soul and pop singles.
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Vernessa Mitchell’s slow and slinky version of “Silent Night” is a great way to close the holiday season.
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Commissioned’s funky contribution to Christmas music is the beat-heavy “Joy” from 1991.
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The Six Trumpets only recorded a few sides for Nashboro Records in the early ‘60s, but one of them is this sweet-spirited Christmas song, “Jesus Christ, the Baby.”
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Gospel music rarely gets better than the combination of Marion Williams and Princess Stewart on Black Nativity’s “Joy to the World”
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Sallie Martin’s version of Willie Webb’s “(Jesus is the Answer) He’s All I Need” is authentic, homespun gospel music.
