The triumphant rise of soul in the sixties was made possible only by such successful gospel singers as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Solomon Burke. The gospel vocal groups that formed in the forties and fifties-there was always a pronounced leader in such groups, he was also the lead vocalist - had a lot in common with the a cappella and doo-wop style, which also became widespread in the fifties, in terms of the manner of performance.Īmong the gospel singers who were educated in church choirs, Sam Cooke and Clyde McPhatter should be mentioned, they were the ones who contributed to the penetration of gospel music into pop music. The vocal style of gospel music has its roots in spirituals and is based on the recitation of Baptist prayers. The official founder of the genre is considered to be Charles Tindley (1859-1933), a priest of the Methodist Church, who wrote the texts and melodies of hymns.Īt first, music was categorically rejected, but it was accepted in unorthodox black communities, and since then gospel music has developed side by side with secular black music, although this direction has always been characterized by conservatism and functionally has other tasks. The music of these hymns was a fusion of many folk cultures. Gospel songs were called Christian hymns. Gospel music began to develop in America at the end of the nineteenth century in the African-American cultural environment. It had a strong influence on all American popular music of the XX and XXI centuries, but it is also interesting in itself. So it is: the gospel genre originated in the American Protestant church culture. As is clear from the origin of the word, it refers us to Christian cultural traditions. In Christianity, the gospel is that the news of God's Kingdom is approaching (Mark 1: 14-15).
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