We'll Understand It Better by and By Pioneering African American Gospel Composers

Name: We'll Understand It Better by and By Pioneering African American Gospel Composers
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ISBN: 9781560981671

ISBN-10: 1560981679

ISBN-13: 9781560981671

Edition: 1992

Authors: Bernice Johnson Reagon

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From the congregations of small African churches in Memphis, Philadelphia, and Chicago to the nationwide fans of the Golden Gate Quartet, Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Edwin Hawkins and others, gospel music has profoundly influenced Americans. This book brings together some of the best pioneering composers and shows the impact of their work on music and culture in America and abroad.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Publication date: 12/17/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.98" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Overview


Pioneering African American Gospel Music Composers: A Smithsonian Institution Research Project


The Impact of Gospel Music on the Secular Music Industry


Charles Albert Tindley


Searching for Tindley


Charles Albert Tindley: Progenitor of American Gospel Music


Lucie Eddie Campbell Williams


Lucie E. Campbell: Composer for the National Baptist Convention


Lucie E. Campbell: Her Nurturing and Expansion of Gospel Music in the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.


Lucie E. Campbell Williams: A Cultural Biography


Thomas Andrew Dorsey


"Take My Hand, Precious Lord, Lead Me On"


Conflict and Resolution in the Life of Thomas Andrew Dorsey


William Herbert Brewster, Sr.


William Herbert Brewster: Rememberings


William Herbert Brewster: The Eloquent Poet


"If I Fail, You Tell the World I Tried"


William Herbert Brewster: Pioneer of the Sacred Pageant


Roberta Martin


Roberta Martin: Spirit of an Era


Roberta Martin: Innovator of Modern Gospel Music


Conversations: Roberta Martin Singers Roundtable


Kenneth Morris


Kenneth Morris: Composer and Dean of Black Gospel Music Publishers


Kenneth Morris: "I'll Be a Servant for the Lord"


References Cited


Discography


Annotated Bibliography of African American Gospel Music


Contributors


Index