| Edition |
1st Hal Leonard ed. |
| Description |
x, 502 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-475) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Music in the Bible -- The sixteenth century : roots of contemporary Christianity -- John Calvin and the institutes -- A mighty fortress : Martin Luther as songwriter -- First seeds : Gospel music in America -- Isaac Watts -- The Wesleys -- The secular influence -- Give me that old time religion -- Black Gospel and the Fisk Jubilee Singers -- The great revival -- The Pentecostal and Holiness movements -- Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver -- The rise of radio and records -- The roots of Black Gospel -- The beginnings of Southern Gospel -- Black Gospel during the 1930s -- Southern Gospel music during the Depression -- Gospel in the mainstream after World War II : George Bevery [i.e. Beverly] Shea and Billy Graham -- Southern Gospel after World War II -- Black Gospel after World War II -- The 1950s and Elvis Presley -- Black Gospel and Civil Rights : Fanny Lou Hamer -- The 1960s : peace, love and music -- Gospel Music in the 1960s -- Southern Gospel in the 1960s and 1970s -- The Catholics -- Contemporary Christian music : the early years -- Contemporary Christian music : part two -- Black Gospel and James Cleveland -- Televangelists and Jimmy Swaggart -- Contemporary Christian music & the Reagan revolution -- CCM comes age to age -- Contemporary Christian music & 1984 -- The Christian culture in 1985 -- Marketing the movement : the recording labels -- Christian and Gospel music in the 1990s -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Gospel music -- History and criticism.
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Gospel music. |
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Contemporary Christian music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Contemporary Christian music. |
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United States. |
| ISBN |
063402938X |
|
9780634029387 |
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142235024X paperback |
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9781422350249 paperback |
| Music No. |
HL00330767 Hal Leonard |
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