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Gospel
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Meet Gospel
Gospel is a genre connected to a wider network of artists, recordings and musical traditions.
The clearest way to understand Gospel is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Reverend Gary Davis, Gladys Knight and the Saints Unified Voices and Blind Willie Johnson.
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North America · Gospel
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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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 05In the Garden1994 · Traditional Gospel · popOpen in new tab 06Completely Yes1994 · Gospel · gospelOpen in new tab 07I’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 08Dere’s a Man Goin’ Round / I Know de Lord1999 · Gospel · gospel/gospelOpen in new tab 09Who Do You Love2000 · Gospel · gospelOpen in new tab 10I'm Thankful2001 · Gospel · gospelOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
RArtist·Gospel Blues
Reverend Gary Davis
Artist·Traditional Gospel
Gladys Knight and the Saints Unified Voices
BArtist·Blues
Blind Willie Johnson
Artist·Gospel
The Carter Family
Artist·Traditional Gospel
Elvis Presley
Artist·Gospel
Washington Phillips
Artist·Gospel
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Artist·Gospel
Aretha Franklin
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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