Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...

"Rejoice and Shout," a film featuring the biggest names in African-American gospel music, will be shown Friday night in Houston, along with a performance from a local gospel choir and discussion.

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.

Southern gospel echoed through the Oxford Civic Center this past weekend, where the rich, soulful sounds of music took center stage. With a mix of close harmonies, acoustic strings and the occasional ...

Richard Smallwood, who pioneered classical Black gospel, has passed away. His sophisticated sound and ministry impacted the ...

American gospel music might have taken the forefront as a preferred source of inspiration for Gospel music lovers but African listeners are increasingly rediscovering and embracing their homegrown ...

When Dartmouth College was in the market for a director of its gospel choir, it would have done well to pound the pavement in Chicago’s South Side, a famous incubator for soulful gospel music. But it ...

The Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir will perform its annual “A Down Home Soulful Christmas” concert this Sunday at the E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium in SUNY Plattsburgh's Hawkins Hall. It’s a big event ...

Award-winning gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at the age of 77, leaving behind a legacy that “clearly and solidly ...