Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings ...

A Birmingham church held a hymnfest Sunday with at least 20 hymns chosen based on their broad appeal throughout the South. Renowned organist John Schwandt of Oklahoma played at 2:30 p.m. at East Lake ...

Some claim music is rooted in our souls. Yet, if you've ever suffered through a tone-deaf friend singing along with the radio to one of your favorite tunes, you know that's not always true. When it ...

The Negro spirituals : plantation songs and jubilee songs, 1600-1870 -- The gospel songs : gospel hymns, historical gospel, and traditional songs, songs of Tindley, Dorsey, Campbell, and others, ...

Gospel music and faith have long been a part of Black culture in the U.S. From hymns that would be sung on slavery fields to anthems of the civil rights movement, gospel has been there. Adeerya ...