This is FRESH AIR. Postwar black gospel music was one of the most important musical genres that shaped soul music through the mid-'70s. But short of crate digging for some LPs and singles, it's been ...

Old-timey bluegrass and gospel songs take center stage when local band Days Of Old resins up the bow. And it’s not just the toe-tapping tunes that delight; the ages of the band members offer hope for ...

Gospel music, the music of hope, is a bit mournful today. Rock Hill's Bill Ratchford, one of gospel's most well-known guitar virtuosos whose long hair was as legendary as his guitar picking, died late ...

Call him the Lawrence Welk of the gospel world, if you wish. Bill Gaither doesn’t mind. In fact, that’s a compliment, considering his strong drawing power in the music business and gospel music’s ...

If you are around the age of 52 to 60, I am sure you remember the late great J.T. Highball who played the Hammond B3 organ with showmanship. My father, Professor James Wade II, Bill Lawson, Helen ...

She was like Chuck Berry, but twice his size, 10 years older, and a lady who never left the church. Video: Watch the mother of rock n’ roll wail on her trademark guitar. Her crossover gospel is ...

On Monday, comedian and Daily Show commentator Roy Wood Jr. shared a Twitter thread that's a heartwarming testament to how music can transcend the often arbitrary boxes of genre that people put it in.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --The father of gospel guitar just celebrated his 91st birthday at his home in Philadelphia's Germantown section. Howard Carroll of the Dixie Hummingbirds originated the distinctive ...

Three Old Time Gospel Sings are planned this summer at Englewood Christian Church. The events will be at 5 p.m. June 16, July 21 and Aug. 18. Featured will be old-time gospel hymns, solos, duets, ...