Gospel
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Reclaimed Soul: A Thin Line Between Chicago Soul and Gospel.
Reclaimed Soul Host Ayana Contreras explores the thin line between the Gospel and Soul scenes in Chicago during the 1960s and 1970s, and plays cuts that dip into each genre.
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One Day I Was Walking: Soulful Gospel from the Swan Mellarks (Update!)
Just to give you some warning… Lynnell Harris (misspelled as Lindell Harris on the label) has an amazing tone and vocals that are SOOOOO bananas. This record was recorded for tiny Valberst Records in the 70s here in Chicago at Pervis Staples’ (of the Staple Singers) Studio. “One Day I Was Walking” has been in my head…
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Hip Hop’s Gospel Roots
Two genres that Chicago artists have left their indelible mark on, Gospel & Hip-Hop, were highlighted in this Sunday’s Chicago Sun-Times, with a feature profile of Simeon Viltz from The Primeridian: From Sunday’s Sun-Times: February 22, 2009 BY DAVE HOEKSTRA dhoekstra@suntimes.com Like heavenly clouds, snippets of hip-hop rise from gospel music. “Simeon Viltz, who goes…
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