Woke Me Up This Morning: Black Gospel Singers and the Gospel Life

by Alan Young

Book Overview

Many studies of African-American gospel music spotlight history and style. This one, however, is focused mainly on grassroots makers and singers. Most of those included here are not stars. A few have received national recognition, but most are known only in their own home areas. Yet their collective stories presented in this book indicate that black gospel music is one of the most prevalent forms of contemporary American song.Its author Alan Young...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878059431
• ISBN13: 9780878059430
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"