Title: Singing in my soul
First published: 2004
Description: Black gospel music grew from obscure nineteenth-century beginnings to become the leading style of sacred music in black American communities after World War II. Jerma A. Jackson traces the music's unique history, profiling the careers of several singers--particularly Sister Rosetta Tharpe--and demonstrating the important role women played in popularizing gospel.
Subjects: African Americans, Gospel music, History and criticism, Music, Popular music, Social aspects, Social aspects of Popular music, Gospels, Noirs américains, Aspect social, Populaire muziek, Gospelsong, Histoire et critique, Musique, Gospel, Musique populaire, African americans, biography, Singers, biography
Places: United States
LC classification: ML3187 .J23 2004