Sunday, December 12, 2010

Prayers for Leonard "Sonny" Austin (son of Roberta Martin) and Family

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Ron Greer of Bay City, TX has notified the blog that the wife of Leonard "Sonny" Austin passed away during the past few days. Leon...
Saturday, December 11, 2010

Now how did I miss this? My Blogging Story at the Black Weblog Awards

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You'll recall that this Blog was nominated for an award by the Black Weblog Awards this summer. I didn't win, but there's always...
Friday, December 10, 2010

It's not New Year's Day, but out with the old and in with the new anyhow!

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I decided after over a year of the same old same old, it was time to give the blog a slight renovation. The first thing you've probably ...
Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Library of Congress: Now What a Time: Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943

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The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has a collection of 100 blues and gospel recordings made between 1938 and 1943 at th...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

The Golden Era Gospel Blog's "Young Folks + Classic Praise" series spotlights Shane Steward-Cowan

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North Carolina is the home of Caravans alumni Rev. James Herndon and Pastor Shirley Caesar, and Rev. F.C. Barnes and the Barnes Family of go...
Sunday, December 5, 2010

Christmas Music, Golden Era style

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By: Joseph Middleton A fellow gospel music historian lamented about the homogeneity among radio stations today when it comes to chosing Chri...
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Saturday, December 4, 2010

Chicago Mag loves Chicago "Because gospel music is still being played in the very churches where it originated"

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We all know Chicago is the birthplace of the black gospel sound, where Thomas Dorsey, Roberta Martin, Ralph Goodpastuer, Robert Anderson, Al...