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Gospel Blues

Genre family: Gospel
Starting recordings: 36

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Gospel Blues

Gospel Blues is a branch of the Gospel family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Gospel Blues is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie Johnson and The Trumpeteers.

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Its place in the genre family

Parent genreGospel

Current genreGospel Blues

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United States · Gospel Blues

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ESSENTIAL LISTENING

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10 recordings

01Civil War Parade2003 · Gospel Blues · blues/bluesOpen in new tab 02I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole1928 · Gospel BluesOpen in new tab 03The Rain Don’t Fall on Me1990 · Gospel Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 04If It Had Not Been for Jesus1991 · Gospel Blues · rockOpen in new tab 05I’ll Fly Away1999 · Gospel Blues · contemporary gospel tag/bgospel/oldies/fix it jesus/the trumpeteers/under 2000 listeners/spirituals and gospels/i feel good/spirituals/gospel/blues/folk/the vitamin b12Open in new tab 06It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine1928 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 07Bye and Bye I’m Goin’ to See the King1990 · blues · country bluesOpen in new tab 08The Soul of a Man2011 · Blues · bluesOpen in new tab 09Give Me a Heart to Love2003 · Blues · Gospel BluesOpen in new tab 10I Belong to the Band2003 · Blues · Gospel BluesOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

Key artists

Artist·Gospel Blues

Blind Willie's Johnson

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

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Album·2003

If I Had My Way: Early Home Recordings

Album·1990

The Complete Blind Willie Johnson

Album·1962

Say No to the Devil

Album·1999

Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century

Album·1928

I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole / Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed

Album·1973

The Gospel Sound, Vol. 1

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main styleBlind Willie's JohnsonGospel Blues and Blind Willie's Johnson share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleThe TrumpeteersGospel Blues and The Trumpeteers share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleBlind Willie JohnsonGospel Blues and Blind Willie Johnson share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleReverend Gary DavisGospel Blues and Reverend Gary Davis share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toGospelGospel Blues is a subgenre of Gospel.
genreIf It Had Not Been for JesusIf It Had Not Been for Jesus is connected with Gospel Blues.
genreCivil War ParadeCivil War Parade is connected with Gospel Blues.
genreI’ll Fly AwayI’ll Fly Away is connected with Gospel Blues.
genreBye and Bye I’m Goin’ to See the KingBye and Bye I’m Goin’ to See the King is connected with Gospel Blues.
genreI Know His Blood Can Make Me WholeI Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole is connected with Gospel Blues.

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