| RECORD · CONNEXION this is all about black gospel music! Welcome to www.RecordConnexion.nl. My intention with this website is to offer as much information as possible about black gospel music, with a strong focus on the postwar years until 1970. www.recordconnexion.nl Black gospel has always been a very influential and interesting genre with many highly professional performers and a huge output on record. The music and the charisma of many black gospel artists have been a source of inspiration for many performers in the fields of blues, rock & roll and soul music. Black gospel was and is the music of the black churches throughout the land. Many of the original blues and soul singers had their musical education started in the church, but the gospel music never went far away from the church. Although there are some exceptions, black gospel never was embraced by a big general audience. And most collectors that digged in the musical past of America, especially the europeans, neglected this musical genre. This means for instance that one day, a serious collector who wrote books on the subject, had to admit that he had never heard of the Swan Silvertones... Right or wrong, understandable or not, there are some problems involved in here. My main problem, after I got extremely interested in this genre, is that it's very hard to find information. There's an endless stream of books on virtually every musical style, but black gospel music seems to be amongst the least documentated ... |
