I am hardly a Christian, but the white and black gospel classics he draws on with his usual impeccable taste touched me deeply. ”Harbor of Love”, one of the gems on the album, originally sung by the ...

Phil Cook opened his set at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem on Sunday with “Belong,” a song he wrote for his wife Heather. Gently picking the tune on his guitar, he built ...

Executive Director Steve Gilreath has gathered donated items as well as attic finds for new museum. Museum and Hall of Fame will encompass all genres of Christian and Gospel Music from rock to country ...

From Thomas A. Dorsey to Andraé Crouch and Kirk Franklin, the worship genre has always integrated new sounds. When I was a teenager and heard “It Ain’t No New Thing” by Andraé Crouch and The Disciples ...

How music convinced a religious skeptic to rethink faith. By Santi Elijah Holley Before I began listening to gospel music about 12 years ago, I was not the most obvious candidate to become a fan of ...

Long before he had become the musician of choice to score Walter Hill films, as well as a frequent collaborator of German director Wim Wenders, Ry Cooder had established himself as a virtuoso of ...

Taj Mahal is a once in a generation musician, whose insatiable curiosity and openness has fueled his distinctive career. He celebrated his eclectic style during a series of concerts at Dimitriou's ...

For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of strength and resilience for Black Americans, sustaining them through the deepest struggles. From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns have ...

Woman in US for nearly 3 decades arrested by ICE after traffic stop Tennessee hiker dies after being bitten by venomous snake, officials say Here’s Why You May See Turquoise Arches at McDonald’s Water ...

Gospel music is more than just a genre; it is a spiritual experience that transcends time and space. For centuries, believers have turned to gospel music to deepen their faith, find solace in ...

Nostalgic collections of roots-music songs have burgeoned through the holed-up pandemic years. Three new albums find history-aware performers looking back, in unpredictable ways: Taj Mahal and Ry ...

Soulful musical polymath Taj Mahal and guitar god Ry Cooder go way back. In the mid-60s, they played in Los Angeles band the Rising Sons, one of the country’s first integrated bands fusing rock and ...