Jerma A Jackson: 1 book
Singing in My Soul
Black Gospel Music in a Secular Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2005
Black gospel music grew from obscure nineteenth-century beginnings to become the leading style of sacred music in black American communities after World War II. Jerma A. Jackson traces the music's unique history, profiling the careers of several singers--particularly Sister Rosetta Tharpe--and demonstrating...
