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When an individual not entirely familiar with the character of gospelmusic thinks of the genre, that person probably wouldn't consider it asintricately tied into American culture. Perhaps that person would thinkof the kind of music often sung in black Churches, or the film "OBrother, Where Art Thou?" might pop into mind. One might acknowledge themusic's relevance to specific niche groups of our society, but probablywouldn't rank it nearly as influential as, say, Rock, Jazz, Rap, oreven Country.What most people don't understand, but which isunderstood within the gospel song industry, is that 'Gospel music' isn't just asingle genre. The gospel label encompasses a wide range of sounds,styles, and messages, and the simplistic description of it as "Godmusic" simply isn't appropriate. In fact, understanding the evolutionand impact of Gospel provides valuable insight in the character ofAmerican culture.Black Gospel and Southern Gospel ExplainedThe primary difference was that BlackGospel was and still is primarily about God, while Southern Gospelstend to be addressed to God. Both genres, then also vary radically fromother Christian music, with which they are often confused. The historyof Gospel is rich and intricate. So, to make it simple, let's look atit from two basic perspectives. We'll take the earlier examples, andconsider black Church music, and the kinds of sounds people know from OBrother Where Art Thou. These two perspectives summarize the essentialroots of Gospel music, as a fusion between early American white andblack culture.Similar Roots to JazzBlackchurch music is probably the most obvious example of gospel music thatpeople have in their minds. Similarly to Jazz, this type of musictraces its roots back to slave spirituals sung in the 19th century,and, also like Jazz, continues its evolution up through work songs sungin labor camps in the early 20th century. However, it splits from themore secular jazz music at this point.Segregation Breeds InventionDue much in part to thesegregation of America in the early and mid twentieth century, blackchurches quickly developed a very different culture than those thatwhite people often attended. The oral tradition that began with blackspirituals had grown and developed, and synthesizing with religiousconnotations, found its way into churches. These spirituals became astaple part of church life, but never saw much commercialization untilthe end of the 20th century. After public exposure in film and evensome pop music, perhaps most famously by Madonna in "Like a Prayer,gospel music, alongside and sometimes overlapping the growingpopularity of rap, black gospel has become not only a viable commercialenterprise, but a prominent, if understated, feature of Americanculture.Southern Gospel has ingrained itself in Americanculture in a similar manner, though its evolution is surprisinglyanalogous. Think of George Clooney crooning away in the hit movie "Oh Brother, Where art Thou?". Thetype of music he sings there is actually representative of one of thefew musical genres that has maintained its popularity since the earlydays of sound recording. This type of music has its origins in amixture of the slave spirituals of black gospel, and a more Puritansound known as heart song. This acapella music, one of the few reallyacceptable in Puritan society, was commonly sung in praise of God andspirituality. Fast forward 150 years or so, and there's a new industrybooming through the use of radio and recorded songs. Very quickly theeasy, upbeat, and catchy sounds of quartet music gained prominence withlisteners.It'simportant to point out that while Southern Gospel is different from'black' Gospel, that doesn't mean one is just in the domain of thewhite folks while the other is for black folks. Many of the earlyquartet groups had some or all black members. In fact, as Black Gospeldid not gain popularity outside of black culture until many decadeslater, these quartets were one the earliest opportunities for blackentertainers to gain mainstream attention and recognition.As Popular as EverNearlya century later, and much of Southern Christian Gospel has remainedunchanged. While its popularity died in the middle of the century, thecouple Bill and Gloria Gaith did much to revive it in the early 90'sthrough a massive national tour. This inspired a movement that reachedout to new listeners, and eventually grew into Progressive ChristianGospel, a sub-genre that mixes elements of traditional, traditionalSouthern Gospel, Bluegrass, modern country, contemporary Christian andpop music. This evolution has helped spread its popularity andaccessibility, particularly among younger listeners.Today,Southern Christian Gospel remains one of the most popular forms ofmusic in the country, though it functions within a very closedcommunity. Despite this exclusiveness, its influence has spread toother countries, particularly Ireland, (List others). More than beingsimply religious Southern Christian Gospel represents the spiritual andaethetic characteristic of American society.So,while one might not see billboards prominently displaying the latestGospel artists, or read about it in history textbooks, it remains animportant and stalwart part of the American identity.Try Some NowYou can find a great source of over 100 printable gospel lyrics online now.