One of the most renowned gospel singers was a great-granddaughter of Sitting Bull, the Sioux medicine man. Lillian "White Corn" Little Soldier Klaudt and her children formed the group the Klaudt ...

Into our conversation (partly concerning the book), I remarked to him “The 1940s was a decade of Bible prophesy fulfilled.” He clearly had no idea what I was talking about and requested an ...

Gospel reached its peak in terms of popularity among African Americans — and really crossed over, in terms of record sales and radio airplay to a mainstream (white) audience — in the 1940s and ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the most influential gospel-rockers of the '30s and '40s. But until recently, her grave remained completely unmarked, bereft of a proper memorial. Now fans can ...

Black gospel music was a cornerstone of the civil rights era, but today, many seminal recordings are at risk of being lost. This is why Professor Robert Darden from Baylor University spearheaded ...

Chicago has earned bragging rights as the birthplace of Black gospel music. It was here that gospel was first composed, sung, played, published, promoted, recorded, broadcast, and formalized—the ...

Among his influences, Hendrix counted Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Widely considered the “Godmother of Rock and Roll,” Tharpe gained mainstream attention in the 1930s and 1940s with her gospel music.

She toured with the gospel legend in the late 1940s and made a late-in-life comeback as a solo artist. Marie Knight, a gospel singer who came to fame singing duets with gospel-music star Sister ...

Sep. 4—Sept. 4, 1948: The date fell on a Saturday during a 12-year period (1940-52) when The Star didn't publish on that day of the week. Sept. 4, 1998, in The Star: Idella "Dell" Patton ...

Grammy-winning artist Samara Joy is 25, but critics say she reminds them of jazz royalty from the 1940s and 1950s. It isn't the music she grew up with, but Joy is making jazz her own.