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Gospel music Gospel music may refer to the religious province of Quebec, Canada, where music that first came out of important gospel choirs such as Montreal African-American churches in the first Jubilation Gospel Choir and Quabec quarter of the twentieth century or, Celebration Gospel Choir are famous. more loosely, to both black gospel music Black gospel and to the religious music composed and The music popularized by Black gospel sung by predominately white Southern pioneers had its roots in the Gospel artists. While the separation freewheeling forms of religious devotion between the two styles was never of 'Sanctified' or 'Holiness' churches, absolute "both drew from the Methodist who encouraged individual church members hymnal and artists in one tradition to 'testify', speaking or singing sometimes sang songs belonging to the spontaneously about their faith and other" the sharp division between black experience, sometimes while dancing in and white America, particularly black celebration. In the 1920s Sanctified and white churches, kept the two apart. artists, such as Arizona Dranes, many of While those divisions have lessened whom were also traveling preachers, slightly in the past fifty years, the started making records in a style that two traditions are still distinct. melded traditional religious themes with In both traditions, some performers, barrelhouse, blues and boogie-woogie such as Mahalia Jackson have limited techniques and brought jazz instruments, themselves to appearing in religious such as drums and horns, into the contexts only, while others, such as church. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Golden Gate White gospel Quartet and Clara Ward, have performed Often called Southern gospel or Country gospel music in secular settings, even gospel to distinguish it from black night clubs. Many performers, such as gospel, white gospel music has followed The Jordanaires, The Blackwood Brothers, a different trajectory during the past Al Green, and Solomon Burke have eighty years. Some of its roots are performed both secular and religious found in the publishing work and "normal music. It is common for such performers schools" of Aldine S. Kieffer and to include gospel songs in otherwise Ephraim Ruebush. It was promoted by secular performances, although the traveling singing school teachers, opposite almost never happens. southern gospel quartets, and shape note Gospel singer, songwriter, guitarist music publishing companies such as the Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the first A. J. Showalter Company (1879), the great star of Gospel music, surfacing on James D. Vaughan Publishing Company and the pop music charts in 1938. She the Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing remained popular through the 1940s, Company. continuing to hit the charts and drawing Some early country gospel artists, such tens of thousands of fans to see her as The Carter Family, achieved wide perform live in venues across the United popularity through their recordings and States. She lost the support of some of radio performances in the 1920s and her church fans, now and then, when she 1930s. Others, such as Homer Rodeheaver, performed in secular venues as well, as George Beverly Shea or Cliff Barrows, when she recorded songs not recognized became well-known through their as 'Christian'. The fans she lost were association with traveling evangelists somewhat forgiving, as she remained true such as Billy Sunday or Billy Graham. to her faith, for the most part, Associations throughout her recording career which Gospel Music Association spanned the remainder of her life. The Gospel Music Association is a major Although predominantly an American group of gospel artists who maintain a phenomenon, gospel music has spread hall of fame covering all aspects of throughout the world including to gospel music. Australia with choirs such as The Southern Gospel Music Association Elementals and Jonah & The Whalers and The Southern Gospel Music Association festivals such as the Australian Gospel (SGMA) focuses on Southern Gospel Music Festival. Norway is home to the specifically and has a physical Southern popular Oslo Gospel Choir and most Gospel Museum and Hall of Fame located importantly The Ansgar Gospel Choir. in the Dollywood theme park at Pigeon Gospel is also really popular in the Forge, TN. 1 A B C D 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107