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cross As Gospel Music moves beyond its incubator- -the church--it is imperative to understand where it is, where it has been, and where it is going. As Christians we must hope that the music is building bridges, not walls. As this music continues to grow beyond most expectations, one can only hope that it will be embraced, regardless of how it is labeled, by everyone who needs to be reminded of the Good News it represents.

In the black culture of the first half of the 20th cent., gospel music was considered antithetical to blues and jazz, despite their similarity of origins, and gospel performers rarely sang in nonreligious settings. Later, as all three forms became popular outside the black community, they were less mutually exclusive. A strong gospel element underlies the “soul” jazz and rock music of the 1950s and 60s. Composer and pianist Thomas A. Dorsey, often referred to as “the father of Gospel Music,” played a major role in the development of gospel music. Important gospel performers have included Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Alex Bradford, James Cleveland, The Swan Silver Tones, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Dixie Hummingbirds, and The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi. Pop singers who have been heavily influenced by gospel include Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. While the greatest era in gospel is widely considered to be c.1945–1965, the tradition and the music remain vital in contemporary culture.

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The Sound - Mary Mary

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2. The Sound
3. Get Up
4. Superfriend
5. God In Me
6. Boom
7. I'm Running
8. Forgiven Me
9. Dirt
10. Seattle
11. I Worship You
12. It Will All Be Worth It


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Greatest Gospel Choirs

1. I Want to Be More Like Jesus - Chicago Mass Choir
2. Tell Jesus - Chicago Mass Choir
3. Jesus Will Fix It - The North Carolina Mass Choir
4. He Lives Today - L.A. Mass Choir
5. I Will Sing Hallelujah - New Jersey Mass Choir of the GMWA
6. Jesus Is Coming - The North Carolina Mass Choir
7. He's Coming Back - New Jersey Mass Choir of the GMWA
8. Lord Is Alright - Chicago Mass Choir
9. Let's Magnify the Lord - The North Carolina Mass Choir
10. Praise the Lord - L.A. Mass Choir



Mighty Fortress - 
C.D. Hawkins And Singers
Mighty Fortress -
C.D. Hawkins And Singers

1. Onward, Christian Soldiers
2. Sweeter Than the Day Before
3. Interlude #1
4. Psalms 61
5. He's Worthy
6. Mighty Fortress Is Our God
7. Oh, How I Love Jesus
8. Interlude #2
9. Walk With Me
10. Walk in Jerusalem
11. Mighty Fortress Is Our God(Reprise)

Gospel Music Books
Mek Some Noise: Gospel Music and the Ethics of Style in Trinidad (Music of the African Diaspora) (Paperback) by Timothy Rommen
Gospel Music in Trinidad
Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia (Paperback) by Bil Carpenter

The Gospel Music Encyclopedia
Singing in My Soul: Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age (Paperback) by Jerma A. Jackson

Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age
The Music Library - The History of Gospel Music (Library Binding) by Adam Woog
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    2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
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