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People Get Ready

A New History of Gospel Music [Paperback]

by Robert Darden

    • Author

      Robert Darden

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

    • Published

      December 2005

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    An essential history of gospel music, the foundation of blues and soul, and still a thriving music. "People Get Ready!" is a passionate, celebratory, and carefully researched chronology of one of America's greatest treasures. From Africa through the spirituals, from minstrel music through jubilee, and from traditional to contemporary gospel, "People Get Ready!" shows the links between styles, social patterns, and artists. The emphasis is on the stories behind the songs and musicians. From the nameless slaves of Colonial America to Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams, and Kirk Franklin, "People Get Ready!" provides, for the first time, an accessible overview of this musical genre. In addition to the more familiar stories of Thomas A Dorsey and Mahalia Jackson, the book offers intriguing new insights into the often forgotten era between the Civil War and the rise of jubilee - that most intriguing blend of minstrel music, barbershop harmonies, and the spiritual. Also chronicled are the connections between some of gospel's precursors (Blind Willie Johnson, Arizona Dranes, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe) and modern gospel stars, including Andrae Crouch and Clara Ward. "People Get Ready!" knits together a number of narratives, and combines history, musicology and spirituality into a coherent whole, stitched together by the stories of dozens of famous and forgotten musical geniuses.

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    • Author

      Robert Darden

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

    • Published

      December 2005

    • Edition

      New edition

    • Weight

      586g

    • Page Count

      440

    • Dimensions

      150 x 227 x 31 mm

    • ISBN

      9780826417527

    • ISBN-10

      0826417523

    • Eden Code

      1136667

    More Information

    • Author/Creator: Robert Darden

    • ISBN: 9780826417527

    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

    • Release Date: December 2005

    • Weight: 586g

    • Dimensions: 150 x 227 x 31 mm

    • Eden Code: 1136667


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