Isn't her grace amazing! : the women who changed gospel music /

Isn't her grace amazing! : the women who changed gospel music /

"A unique tribute to often overlooked women who have left an indelible mark on Gospel Music--powerful talents who overcame racism and sexism to define the genre, establish its sound, and set the standard for good sangin' for generations."--Amazon.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wills, Cheryl (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Amistad 35, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
African American gospel singers > Biography.
African American women singers > Biography.
Gospel singers > United States > Biography.
Women singers > United States > Biography.
Chanteuses noires américaines > Biographies.
Chanteuses > États-Unis > Biographies.
African American gospel singers.
African American women singers.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Gospel singers.
MUSIC / Religious / Gospel.
Biography.
Biography
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Queen mothers. Mahalia Jackson ; Sallie Martin ; Inez Andrews ; Albertina Walker ; Willie Mae Ford Smith
  • Sisters in song. The Davis Sisters ; The Barrett Sisters ; The Clark Sisters ; Clara Ward and the Ward Singers ; The Drinkard Singers
  • Architects of the melody. Dorothy Love Coates ; Dorothy Norwood ; Marion Williams ; Pastor Shirley Caesar ; Roberta Martin
  • Crossover queens. Aretha Franklin ; Sister Rosetta Tharpe ; Mavis Staples ; Cece Winans ; Mary Mary
  • And still she shouts. Tamela Mann ; Dottie Peoples ; Tramaine Hawkins ; Kim Burrell ; Yolanda Adams.

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