The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music is a comprehensive
reference source covering all aspects of both African American and
white gospel from history and performers to recording techniques
and styles, as well as the influence of gospel on different musical
genres and cultural trends. Now available in paperback, this work
is a valuable reference for both scholars and the general
reader.
Organized alphabetically to facilitate searching, this
encyclopedia also contains many reference tools to aid the user
such as bibliographic and references at the end of entries, a
thorough and analytical index, and black-and-white
illustrations.
Entries include:
- biographical profiles of numerous performers, such as Andrae
Crouch, and influential figures in the development of gospel music,
such as Isaac Watts
- important events in the history of gospel such as the Azusa
Street Revival
- broadcasting outlets, such as radio station WLAC AM, and record
companies, such as Canaan Records, that were prominent in gospel s
history
- publications, such as The Singing News, significant songbooks,
such as Gospel Pearls, and noteworthy publishing companies, such as
Lillenas, all of which helped popularize some of the best-known
gospel songs
- topics ranging from instruments frequently used by gospel
performers to types of performing groups, such as gospel quartets
and gospel choirs, to the unique qualities of gospel as it is
composed and performed in different regions around the United
States, to the globalization of gospel.
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