GOSPEL MUSIC Definition & Meaning

gospel music

noun

a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural African Americans in the South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.

gospel music

Intense, joyful music that is associated with evangelists ( see evangelical ) in the South, especially among African-Americans. Gospel had a strong influence on many rock 'n' roll singers. Well-known gospel artists include Mahalia Jackson and the Dixie Hummingbirds.

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Origin of gospel music¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Said Burries: “Before the game I was listening to a lot of gospel music. I was just in a zone. I woke up feeling great. We had our shootaround and had the chemistry, ‘We can’t lose this one tonight.’

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Wiggins and Saadiq’s childhood days were filled with soul and gospel music, and the sounds the Bay Area had to offer.

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The decorated songstress' humble origins began in North Carolina where she was influenced by her musical family and the gospel music of artists like Mahalia Jackson and Sam Cooke.

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From her beginnings in gospel music, the singer got her big break when she signed to Columbia Records in 1997.

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Carter grew up with gospel music in the church, telling the Washington Post that it was “not a racial music … it’s a music of pain, of longing, of searching, of hope, and of faith.”

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