The four-part harmonies of old gospel hymns will ring through Hartselle First United Methodist Church on Saturday night.

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 ...

This fall brings a new collection of some old spirituals and gospel music, first recorded back in the 1970s. The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1 aims to give a second life to some ...

“Why should the devil have all the good tunes?” asked 18th Century Evangelist Rowland Hill, in a plea for hymns that would rival the popular music of his day. Last week in Nacogdoches, Texas (pop.

Pastor Juan D. Shipp is the radio personality responsible for The Last Shall Be First: The JCR Records Story, Vol. 1, a new collection of old gospel songs. This fall brings a new collection of some ...

The MSG event, held Aug. 28, 1960, was the second annual gathering of Black church groups organized by Joe Bostic of station WLIB; it drew 10,000 audience members. Other performers included Sister ...

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 ...

Post-war black gospel music shaped soul sounds through the mid-1970s, but it's increasingly hard to find today. Rock historian Ed Ward discusses a few recent gospel reissues. This is FRESH AIR.

Mekhi Bratton’s grandma rides the train with him, two hours each way, to rehearse and perform. Mekhi Bråtton’s grandma rides the train with him, two hours each way, to rehearse and perform. By Susan ...

“Pine Tones Barbershop Chorus” of Black River Falls will offer a concert at Old Main in Galesville beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. Two quartets, “Upstream” and “2 Young 2 Gray” will be their ...

A valuable 1,000-year-old Christian manuscript has been returned to a monastery in northern Greece by the Museum of the Bible. (Credit: MOTB.) Listen ATHENS, Greece — A U.S. museum has returned a ...