Extras
Thomas Dorsey co-founds the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses in 1933.
The success of "Move on Up a Little Higher proved that Gospel could be profitable.
Rev. Dwight Andrews discusses C.L. Franklin and what Black preaching is.
Dionne Warwick weighs in on what was special about Mahalia Jackson's voice.
Rev. Franklin recorded more than 70 albums of sermons
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. visits the Hampton University Ministers' Conference.
Mahalia Jackson recorded on a major label for the first time in 1937, to mixed reviews.
Mahalia provided the soundtrack and MLK gave the sermon for the 1963 March on Washington.
A month after the March on Washington, four little girls were murdered at a Sunday School.
GOSPEL’s hour 4 explores how gospel and preaching achieved platinum-selling success.
GOSPEL’s hour 2 traces the Golden Age of Gospel from the Lord’s music to the mainstream.
In GOSPEL’s hour 3, gospel goes mainstream, taking the good news everywhere.