As a recovering Catholic, I am not particularly religious. Gospel Music connects with me, just like my first love, the blues. It is an expression of the human spirit. A celebration of life. I do not know the genre well enough to go beyond some of the better known artists. I hope you enjoy the music.
The Blind Boys of Alabama:
Wow, Aretha Franklin and Mavis Staples!
Mavis Staples and The Staple Singers were at the forefront of the civil rights movement:
Sam Cooke:
Zion Harmonizers:
Bluegrass has a gospel tradition:
U2 gospel?
The pump is primed, time to rock the house!
Lastly, back to Soweto for a pop nugget done extraordinary: