But to really appreciate the contribution that the Mighty Clouds and other gospel quartets have had on black America, one has to look well beyond entertainment. The rich and sonorous history of ...

The Sensational Nightingales (nicknamed The Gales), a traditional black gospel quartet, will perform at New Jerusalem AUMP Church on Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. The group assembled in the 1940s ...

Glitzy evening gowns, black tuxedos and four-part harmony mixed this weekend as the Washington region's top gospel quartets were honored in an awards ceremony at the Lincoln Theatre in the District.

Stewart on “The Jefferson County Sound: Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama, Home of the Black Gospel Quartet.” The lecture will take place from 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the UAB Humanities ...

“How They Got Over,” which navigates the history of Black gospel quartet music and its influence on rock-and-roll. The State Theatre will host a screening of the documentary at 7 p.m. on Feb. ...

With Black queer people under attack in the streets ... During the 1930s, the brothers were in a gospel quartet group called the St. Paul Gospel Singers until the siblings moved to Southern ...

The Masonic Wonders are the longest continually performing black gospel quartet in Milwaukee. They've been singing together since 1956, when they formed at a local Masonic lodge. Two of the four ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music. Inspired by preachers in the Black church, Brown started out singing in gospel quartets. As the "Godfather of Soul," he ...

Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock ‘n’ Roll” (2018), co-produced, co-written and featuring Professor Jerry Zolten, will be ...