Great Men of Gospel. By Jeanette Toomer | Last Updated: November 04, 2019. African-American ... The first black gospel quartet, the Foster Singers, receives a perfectly tuned, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If the sound of barbershop harmony evokes Norman Rockwell images of white men singing vaudeville-style songs in straw hats, organizers of the Barbershop Harmony Society are ...

The Black gospel quartets would record 45s, which they would sell to help fund their tours. The A-side on these records would offer an uncontroversial message of hope and faith. But the B-side was ...

The Rocks of Harmony, an all-male Black gospel group based in New Orleans, will celebrate its 71st anniversary with a concert on Sunday, November 21, at 3 p.m. at the New Hope Baptist Church F.H. Dunn ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham African-American Studies Program and Department of Musicinstructor Kevin P. Turner will present a lecture by George W. Stewart on “The Jefferson County Sound: ...

PSU professor Jerry Zolten co-produced a documentary about Black gospel quartet music and its influence on rock and roll. The State Theatre will host a screening of the film in February.

The first black gospel quartet, the Foster Singers, receives a perfectly tuned, harmonizing reincarnation with the cast singing an a cappella version of "A Balm in Gilead." ...