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Make a joyful noise Gospel fest pays tribute to Thomas A. Dorsey
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Chicago Gospel Festival 6-9:30 tonight; noon-9:30 p.m. Saturday
and Sunday Grant Park, Petrillo Music Shell, Jackson east of Columbus
Free admission (312) 744-3370
Spread the good news - in song. With the first notes of the
Chicago Gospel Festival this weekend, a glorious sound will break
free from Grant Park and envelop the city.
The gospel spirit is a nonstop train of emotional surrender.
Whether it is propelled by a 50-member choir or a single voice, it
galvanizes a crowd like...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Give praise to the 'Father' Musical affirms Dorsey's influence on gospel music
Chicago Sun-Times
; 'Georgia Tom: Thomas A. Dorsey, the Father of Gospel Music' * Previews begin Thursday; opens Jan. 20, to Feb. 23 * Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W. Belmont * Tickets, $20-$25 The gospel spirit is a nonstop train of emotional surrender. And that train, which has ventured to various destinations around
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Gospel Music's Roots Are Planted in Struggle and Uplift
Washington Informer
; Forte, Brandi Washington Informer 12-22-2004 The music of today is saturated with Hip Hop, pop, R&B and neo soul, yet the roots of "Black" music as we know it are planted in Gospel music. A 19th century Christian phenomenon, Gospel music was birthed by African American plantation slaves who
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Thomas Dorsey, Father of Gospel Music, Dies at 93
The Washington Post
; ... Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences National Trustees Award. His explanation for gospel remained simple: "Down through the ages, the gospel was good news." Survivors include his second wife, Katherine, of Chicago, two children and four grandchildren.
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Gospel music `father' ignored // Man who livened church rites may die in obscurity
Chicago Sun-Times
; More than half a century ago, Thomas Dorsey crossed the raw blues with the sacred music of his youth to create a foot-stomping sound that still fills many black churches. A personal conflict over his strict religious upbringing and love of the bawdy, bluesy tunes inspired by slave songs led the
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GOSPEL MUSIC FILLS CINCINNATI THIS WEEK.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; Byline: Stephen Huba Post staff reporter To hear good gospel music in Cincinnati requires little more than a trip to church on Sunday morning. But increasingly, the music is gaining a diverse audience outside the walls of the black churches that nurtured it. ''There's a huge market for it said
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