gospel music

Angie is the daughter of a stern but loving bishop. She becomes attracted to the hunky star of a traveling gospel show. They decide to hit the road, and head straight into romance. But life on the road isn't what it seems and the actor's ongoing lies and abuse eventually trigger an epiphany for her, sending the prodigal daughter home to the father and the keyboardist that love her.

Did you know that keyboards look like pianos? Keyboards can sound like pianos or many other kinds of instruments. Discover more intriguing facts in Keyboards, a Musical Instruments book.

"At a time when most African Americans were still enslaved, Charles Tindley was born free. His childhood was far from easy, with backbreaking hours in the fields, and no opportunity to go to school. But the spirituals he heard as he worked made him long to know how to read the Gospel for himself. Late at night, he taught himself to read from scraps of newspapers. From those small scraps, young Charles raised himself to become a founding father of American gospel music whose hymn was the basis for the Civil Rights anthem 'We Shall Overcome'"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at the history and developmentof rhythm and blues, soul and gospel music.

A collection of gospel sons proclaiming the good news of God's deliverance.

Darren is a New York ad executive who travels to a small town in the deep south after receiving word that his aunt has left him a sizable inheritance. Darren is informed that he will only receive the money if he successfully leads a local gospel choir to victory at an upcoming competition. Darren takes on the task of finding the best singers in town and forming the group. There, he meets Lilly, a single mother who not only possesses an incredible voice but also the ability to warm Darren's cold heart.

Presents a picture book biography of African American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. Describes how Jackson overcame obstacles to grow up and share her talent with the world and become the Queen of Gospel. Includes a chronology.

This book teaches young readers about the many different kinds of songs around the world and throughout history.

A one-volume reproduction of "The Book of American Negro Spirituals," and "The Second Book of Negro Spirituals," featuring arrangements by J. Rosamond Johnson, and including an introductory essay by African-American poet James Weldon Johnson.

Traces Christian music from the Bible through the Reformation, English hymnody, and the American revivals to the 20th century forms of black gospel, southern gospel, and contemporary Christian music.