[DOC] [TLE] Blues - Wikipedia [PAR] The origins of spirituals go back much further than the blues, usually dating back 
to the middle of the 18th century, when the slaves were Christianized and... [DOC] [TLE] Music history of the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] The music history of the United States includes many styles of folk, popular and 
classical music. ... African American blues evolved during the early 20th century, 
later evolving to create genres like rhythm and blues. ... who consist of hundreds 
of ethnic groups across the country, each with their own unique styles of folk 
music. [DOC] [TLE] African-American music - Wikipedia [PAR] African-American music is an umbrella term covering a diverse range of musics 
and musical ... The modern genres of blues and ragtime were developed during 
the late ... African-American musicians developed related styles such as Rhythm 
and ... In the late 18th century folk spirituals originated among Southern slaves,... [DOC] [TLE] Origins of rock and roll - Wikipedia [PAR] Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in the United States in the early 
to mid-1950s. ... Various recordings that date back to the 1940s have been 
named as the first .... of "Rock Me" with Lucky Millinder's band, as "rock-and-roll 
spiritual singing", and on October 3, 1942, he described Count Basie's "It's Sand, 
Man! [DOC] [TLE] Jazz and the African American Literary Tradition, Freedom's Story ... [PAR] With the rise of Jazz evolved from New Orleans style music, now called Dixieland
, ... Jazz also produced its share of star soloists by the 1930s including trumpeter 
Louis ... But jazz was more than just music; at the height of its influence, jazz was 
a cultural ... The African American response to jazz during this era was mixed. [DOC] [TLE] The History of African American Music - Dictionary definition of The ... [PAR] Over time, many distinct practices and traditions of African music were either ... 
They expressed the longing of slaves for spiritual and bodily freedom, ... Ragtime 
also evolved out of two other musical styles: the "coon song" and the "cakewalk. 
... We know only that it began in the South during slavery and, in the years... [DOC] [TLE] Southern Music - PBS [PAR] Bluegrass remains the most distinctive of all the sub-styles within country music, 
... While some Southern-born musicians who have won international distinction, 
like ... and liberation in a society that seemed too often to value only their labor. 
.... Gospel music is rooted in spirituals, blues, shape-note songs, ragtime, and the
... [DOC] [TLE] African American Song | Library of Congress [PAR] [1] From slave era field hollers, spirituals, and gospel, to blues, soul, and hip-hop, 
... In what is now Louisiana, African Americans were brought as slaves during the 
... But the slave's secret religious meetings with their distinctive musical forms ... 
An example of a camp meeting style song preserved in oral tradition is "In That... [DOC] [TLE] Dance - Encyclopedia of American Studies - Johns Hopkins University [PAR] Just as the history of the United States encompasses a broad array of complex ... 
and may function in personal, political, social, religious, and spiritual 
environments. ... While the European art form of ballet did not take immediate root 
in the United ... However, European styles of dance dominated; African forms of 
dance,... [DOC] [TLE] Early Gospel - Origins [PAR] "Gospel is first and foremost a direct descendent of spirituals. ... While many of 
these songs mentioned God in some manner, many still remained ... It was the 
only place that groups of slaves could congregate without fear of white 
supervision. .... It is Dorsey's distinctive style of writing that the majority of choirs 
use today. [DOC] [TLE] History of Jazz | Black History in America | Scholastic.com [PAR] Swing as a jazz style first appeared during the Great Depression. The optimistic 
feeling of swing lifted the spirits of everyone in America. By the mid-1930s,... [DOC] [TLE] The Gospel Truth about the Negro Spiritual -

Question: While rooted in spirituals, as a distinct style this dates only from the 1930s
Answer: gospel music