Posts Tagged ‘traditional gospel music’

Celebration of Gospel: Legacy of Mahalia Jackson [VIDEO]

Celebration of Gospel: Legacy of Mahalia Jackson [VIDEO]

8 Greatest Legendary Gospel Artists in the history of Gospel Music

Here are 8, the second set of the greatest gospel artists in the history of the gospel music industry, which is the completion of 20. 

This is the second part of our first article, ’12 Greatest Legendary Gospel Artists in the history of Gospel Music.’  They are the reason why…Read full article, here.

 

Source: Repent Gospel Artists

Gospel Music Pioneer: Rev. Benjamin Cone Jr. Dies

Rev. Benjamin Cone of The Mississippi Mass Choir has died. 

His memorial was this past Saturday, September 22, 2012.   Rev. Cone is remembered for his bare tone voice…Read full article, here.

 

Source: Repent Gospel Artists

Clara Ward Singers: Gospel Music Wasn’t Always Anointed [VIDEOS]

Clara Ward Singers: Gospel Music Wasn’t Always Anointed [VIDEOS]

Originally posted: June 26, 2011

We were browsing through some YouTube videos trying to get some anointing from what many call traditional or old school gospel music. We ran up on some Clara Ward Singers and thought about how some of our mothers used to love them some Clara Ward Singers! So we were persuaded to take a look back to how things used to be.

Introducing Gospel Music Set Apart Blog: Hear What Real Gospel Music Sounds Like

Rev. James Moore and the Mississippi Mass Choir

photo courtesy of nuthingbutgospel.com

Introducing Gospel Music Set Apart Blog: Hear What Real Gospel Music Sound Like

We here at AT2W write a lot about how gospel music has changed and made a total impact on the secular world as well as the church community. If you are old enough to remember, gospel music used to really stir the soul and get us up out of our seats to worship our Lord, Jesus Christ. Though what they call ‘gospel music’ today may seem very popular and moving, it will never equate to what the pioneers did for us years ago.

Gospel Queen Albertina ‘Tina’ Walker Ascended at 81

News reports state the ultimate Queen of Gospel, singer Albertina Walker as ascended to heaven at age 81 Friday. Albertina Walker affectionately nicknamed as ‘Tina’ to those who were close to her. She died of respiratory failure in a Chicago hospital. She had been hospitalized since August, while battling emphysema.

Albertina was the  youngest of nine children and born in 1929 in Chicago. She started singing at age four at her family church at Chicago’s West Point Baptist Church.