Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, presenting cultural snapshots that reveal the depth of a people, their community, and the influence they have had on the rest of American music.
Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments

Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments

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Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of two-minute segments. Shout! Black Gospel Music Moments explores the distinctly African-American sound of the "Golden Age of Gospel" (1945-1975). The series celebrates this fertile musical period in American history, presenting cultural snapshots that reveal the depth of a people, their community, and the influence they have had on the rest of American music.

Most Recent Episodes

The Anna Murrell Singers - "I Heard the News."

The Anna Murrell Singers' "I Heard the News" showcases the voice of Madame Anna - the pride of Pittsburgh's thriving gospel scene.

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Albertina Walker and the Caravans

Albertina Walker and the Caravans put their gospel-ized spin on Jackie DeShannon's pop hit, "Put a Little Love in Your Heart."

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Albertina Walker and the Caravans

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - 350th Episode features the Testimonial Singers

This week marks the 350th episode of SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments. Hear about the Testimonial Singers' "Thank You for the Mind," and hear the Winans before they were famous!

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - 350th Episode features the Testimonial Singers

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moment - Jordan Travelers

"Go Where Jesus Is" is a standout track from the little-known Jordan Travelers, fueled by the dynamic voice of Floyd Skinner.

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - The Bradley Singers

The Bradley Singers were a joyfully talented group of siblings from St. Louis whose original composition "Up, Up and Away" was guaranteed to wreck the church wherever they performed.

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - J. Robert Bradley

J. Robert Bradley's magnificent voice could cause an entire convention to call for an intermission after one of his performances.

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Rev. C.L. Franklin

The Rev. C.L. Franklin may have been America's best-known Black preacher, but he was a pretty good singer, too!

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - E.D. Sangster Gospel Chorus

The E.D. Sangster Gospel Chorus of the Brooklyn Holy House of Prayer rocks their rendition of the old hymn "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah."

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson was a true American hero – and a wonderful singer. Here's his version of the spiritual, "I've Got a Home in Dat Rock."

SHOUT! Black Gospel Music Moments - Jubilee Hummingbirds

The old spiritual "I've Got Shoes" gets the full Memphis treatment by the Rev. Al Banks and the Jubilee Hummingbirds.