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The unknown Reverend Leon Hamner and the Holy City Travelers cut loose of the gospel rave-up "I've Got the Love of Jesus".Listen to this episode.Click the…
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The guitar playing Holmes Sisters were clearly acolytes of the immortal Sister Rosetta Tharp, as "Gonna Ride This Train" quickly makes clear.Click to…
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"Mother's Advice" by Georgia's Taylor Brothers is a gently rocking country gospel jewel.Click to listen to this episode.Click the title above to read…
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"Glad That Trouble Don't Last Alsways" is a lasting tribute to one of gospel's least-known - but always listenable - labels: Designer Records from…
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The Imperial Gospel Singers’ “Fountain of Blood” will remind you of the powerful harmonies of their Philadelphia neighbors, the legendary Angelics. Click…
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For more than 50 years, Evelyn’s singing and songwriting made the Gay Sisters one of gospel’s most influential artistsClick the title above to read…
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The Imperial Gospel Singers’ “Fountain of Blood” will remind you of the powerful harmonies of their Philadelphia neighbors, the legendary Angelics. Click…
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The mainstay of that city’s vibrant gospel music scene, the Cleveland Golden Echoes have been thrilling audiences since 1938. Click the title above to…
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Interesting novel by the great African-American poet, Langston Hughes.I’m Jim McKeown. Welcome to Likely Stories, a weekly review of fiction, non-fiction,…
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Remember Doo-Wop? In this episode of Shout! host Robert Darden takes a look at jubilee, a gospel music styling that could be the root of Doo-Wop, the…