All Male Chorus of Blacksburg
Gospel/Spirituals
Music that explores themes of Christian belief and biblical history, and is popular among black and whites alike. Their renditions may differ significantly, in keeping with the cultural/stylistic traits of blues and old-time coun¬try/bluegrass, respectively. Early African American spirituals, church hymnody, and blues formed the basis for the rise of gospel music in the 1930s. Sacred music has many stylistic variations – 3 and 4 part harmony, shape-note, common meter hymn choir, call-and-response, and praise house are all a part of gospel’s foundation.
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Friday evening service at Bethlehem Baptist Church to begin the Williamsburg County Black Heritage Festival. The Festival was held the weekend of July 26-28, 1991 in Kingstree, SC.
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Gospel group that sang in the Sunday afternoon “Gospel Extravaganza” portion of the Williamsburg County Black Heritage Festival in Kingstree, SC.
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The Brotherhood Gospel Singers of Mt. Pleasant were organized in 1977 from the members of several church denominations in the Mt. Pleasant area. The Gospel Singers perform a style of unaccompanied...
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Located in the small, rural town of Hampton, SC (Hampton County), St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church nurtures singing and preaching traditions over hundred years old. Pastors come from within the...
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The Sonoco Men’s Club is a group of men who have dedicated a great part of their lives to singing gospel and traditional music. Organized in 1960, the Sonoco Men’s Club is comprised mostly of retired...
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Shape-note singing convention held at Oldfield Bethel Baptist Church in Bradley, SC (Greenwood County) on May 29, 1988. Four choirs - Oldfield Bethel AME Church, Bailey Bethel AME Church, Mt. Sinai...
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Sam Porcher is a resident of Awendaw, SC (Charleston County) resident who likes to sing old gospel songs and do recitations of passages.
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Sam Porcher is a resident of Awendaw, SC (Charleston County) resident who likes to sing old gospel songs and do recitations of passages.
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Sam Porcher is a resident of Awendaw, SC (Charleston County) resident who likes to sing old gospel songs and do recitations of passages. The World War I speech Porcher recites from memory.
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Sam Porcher is a resident of Awendaw, SC (Charleston County) resident who likes to sing old gospel songs and do recitations of passages.
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Sam Porcher is a resident of Awendaw, SC (Charleston County) resident who likes to sing old gospel songs and do recitations of passages.
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The Old Morrisville Brass Band of Andrews, under the leadership of the late Isaac Davis, has kept the African-American community tradition of brass bands alive. In many rural African-American...
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Lorenzo Conyers and his three young sons perform original gospel arrangements during the Sunday afternoon “Gospel Extravaganza” portion of the Williamsburg County Black Heritage Festival in Kingstree...
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Lorenzo Conyers and his three young sons perform original gospel arrangements during the Sunday afternoon “Gospel Extravaganza” portion of the Williamsburg County Black Heritage Festival in Kingstree...
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Lorenzo Conyers and his three young sons perform original gospel arrangements during the Sunday afternoon “Gospel Extravaganza” portion of the Williamsburg County Black Heritage Festival in Kingstree...
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The Jerusalem Baptist Church Young Adult Choir 18th Anniversary Celebration was held in Cumming, SC (Hampton County) on June 19, 1988.
