Close harmony : a history of southern gospel / James R. Goff, Jr.
| Author/creator |
Goff, James R., 1957- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2002. |
| Description | xiv, 394 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Part I: The roots of a musical genre -- Gospel music in the nineteenth century -- Shape notes and a musical tradition -- James David Part II: The birth of an industry -- Vaughan, pioneer -- Stamps-Baxter: a Texas gospel music empire -- Part III: The emergence of professional quartets -- Early quartets: on the road the first time -- The boom years: gospel music promoters and the all-night sings -- The golden age challenge: unconventional groups and songwriters -- Part IV: The world of southern gospel -- Quartets and the national expansion of gospel music -- The emergence of Southern gospel. |
| Abstract | This book traces the development of the music known as southern gospel from its antebellum origins to its twentieth-century emergence as a vibrant musical industry driven by the world of radio, television, recordings, and concert promotions. Marked by smooth, tight harmonies and a lyrical focus on the message of Christian salvation, southern gospel--particularly the white gospel quartet tradition--had its roots in nineteenth-century shape-note singing. The spread of white gospel music is intricately connected to the people who based their livelihoods on it, and this book is filled with the stories of artists and groups such as Frank Stamps, the Chuck Wagon Gang, the Blackwood Brothers, the Rangers, the Swanee River Boys, the Statesmen, and the Oak Ridge Boys. The book also explores changing relations between black and white artists and shows how, following the civil rights movement, white gospel was influenced by black gospel, bluegrass, rock, metal, and, later, rap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-377) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001043372 |
| ISBN | 0807826812 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807853461 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3187 .G64 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |