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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments

Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries" Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, presenting cultural snapshots that reveal the depth of a people, their community, and

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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - 'A City Called...

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2025/11/02

Mahalia Jackson’s majestic, magnificent version of “City Called Heaven” is one of the great powerhouse vocals in gospel music history.

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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Eddie Williams...

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2025/10/26

The powerhouse vocals of Christine Clark dominate Evangelist Eddie Williams and the Crusader’s arrangement of “Abraham, Martin & John.”

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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - Sister Jessie Mae...

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2025/10/19

Sister Jessie Mae Renfro excelled at the kind of slow, bluesy gospel surge song, like this one – “He’s So Wonderful.”

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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Famous Blue...

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2025/10/12

The Famous Blue Jay Singers novelty release “Clanka Lanka” celebrates one of the most famous phrases in gospel quartet singing history.

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Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Hampton...

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2025/10/05

The Hampton Institute Quartet’s rendition of the beloved cam meeting singalong, “Old Time Religion,” dates back to 1939.

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - “I Want to be...

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2025/09/28

The Congregational Church Choir’s scratchy “I Want to be Ready” is a rare and wonderful example of a jubilee song from 1927.

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - “I Want to Be...

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2025/09/21

The Exciting Incredibles live up to their name with the deep Southern soul gospel groove of “I Want to Be Loved.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - 'I Want to be...

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2025/09/14

The Jordan Singers’ “I Want to be Free” has the same rollicking beat as some of the best freedom songs by the Staple Singers.

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - “I Want the Lord...

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2025/09/07

Straight Street Holiness Church’s raw recording of “I Want the Lord to Do Something for Me” has a joyful energy all its own.

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - (I Was Way Down...

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2025/08/31

Chicago’s Kelly Brothers sound like they’re from Mississippi in the churchy, soulful “(I Was Way Down Yonder) I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Rev. James...

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2025/08/26

The Rev. James Cleveland leads the Salem Inspirational Choir in a stirring version of his hit song, “I Don’t Feel Noways Tired.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Back Home Choir

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2025/08/17

The Back Home Choir specialized in choral arrangements of the old spirituals, including this upbeat rendition of “King Jesus is All.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Myrna Summers

Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments ·

2025/08/10

The multi-talented Myrna Summers can sing anything – but she’s rarely sounded better than on this haunting spiritual, “Stand By Me.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Gospel Seekers

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2025/08/03

The Gospel Seekers’ “I’ve Got Jesus” is an old time, foot-stompin’, gospel rave up of the highest order!

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Jackson...

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2025/07/27

New Orleans’ fiery Jackson Gospel Singers released a fistful of superb gospel songs in the mid-1950s, including “I Can’t Walk This Highway.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Marv Johnson

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2025/07/21

Early Motown pioneer Marv Johnson recorded a gospel LP in 1962, which featured this up tempo version of the old COGIC chant/song, “Every Time I Feel the Spirit.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Christland...

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2025/07/14

Led by the legendary R.H. Harris, the Christland Singers recorded a number of memorable songs, including their version of “I Am Too Close.”

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Townsend Sisters

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2025/07/14

Produced by the legendary Willie Mitchell in Memphis, the Townsend Sisters’ “You Can’t Hurry God” is a gospel powerhouse!

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Rosie Wallace and...

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2025/06/29

Few could match the power of Evangelist Rosie Wallace and the First Church of Love, Faith and Deliverance Choir of Philadelphia!

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SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Harold Smith...

Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments ·

2025/06/22

The Harold Smith Majestics could sing anything, from light classic to gospelized Broadway tunes to classic gospel like “The Lord Will Carry You Through.”

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