Aretha Franklin was at the peak of her career and her creative powers when her gospel album “Amazing Grace” was released in 1972. (It sold more than two million copies and became her best-selling ...

Let’s have a listen to Luther Magby’s transcendent 1927 recording “Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit.” It’s the only 78 made by the singer who who we can assume was part of the nascent tradition of ...

In the late 1990s a small group would gather at the McDonalds in Dayton, Tn. to sing the old Gospel songs. They brought their instruments and it was hamburgers and hymns. Eddie Hixson, who has been ...

A late entrant into the Oscar documentary race could prove a formidable contender. “One of the greatest concerts ever put to film,” declares Lee, who hosted a private screening in LA on Friday night, ...

Shot in an L.A. church during the recording sessions for her fabled 1972 album, Aretha Franklin's 46-year-old gospel concert film is finally seeing the light of day. What it reveals is the glory of ...

Music annals tell us about legendary lost projects that got released long after the fact. The Beach Boys' "Smile." Bob Dylan's "Basement Tapes." Prince's "Black Album." Now comes the holy grail: ...

A few years ago, a group of us who love old time gospel music got together and created a community-wide gospel concert. The event was originally called Gospel Fest and the first concert of this type ...

Three Old Time Gospel Sings are planned this summer at Englewood Christian Church. The events will be at 5 p.m. June 16, July 21 and Aug. 18. Featured will be old-time gospel hymns, solos, duets, ...

The Christian Tabernacle Concert Choir, which recorded "Hello Sunshine" for Righteous Records under the leadership of the Reverend Maceo Woods Credit: Courtesy Robert Marovich Like “Oh Happy Day,” ...