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Lead by Fred Davis. From the recording "I'll Sing His Praise." A vast majority of the audio is unintelligible due to the quality of the recording
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Lead by Thomas S. Latimer. From the recording "I'll Sing His Praise." A vast majority of the audio is unintelligible due to the quality of the recording
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Lena Davis, better known as Sister Lena to many, has put tireless effort into continuing her mission of bringing hymn singing back into the church. Since 1997 she has devoted herself to the tradition...
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Deacon J. D. "Harmonica Man" Benson, from the Oconee County town of Seneca, was one of the few traditional mouth harp players remaining in South Carolina who could successfully weave together such...
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This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
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This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
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This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
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This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
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This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
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The Jarvis Brothers of Orangeburg County are the living continuation of the Jubilee style of a cappella gospel singing that was immensely popular before World War II. Organized and arranged by their...
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NOTE: Transcripts are not available yet for the audio. The use of the shape note method of reading music was an important thread in American musical history. Introduced at the end of the eighteenth...
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From the recording "God is Always Standing By."
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From one of the group's first recordings "Give God a Chance."
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The All Male Chorus of Blacksburg is recognized as a group with deep roots in African-American a cappella gospel traditions. One day in 1974, Howard Thompson visited Harold Gaffney and they discussed...
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A song from the album "Sugar Man".
