STORY OF GOSPEL MUSIC - DVD

Details

• Release Year: 1996
• Genre: Documentary, Music, Special Interest
• Plot: The Story of Gospel Music: The Power in the Voice; ; From Thomas A. Dorsey, the Godfather of Gospel, to Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, this is the story of a redemptive spirit that heals communities and flows through generations. Trace the path of the music from West Africa to the inner city, while definitive performances of gospel classics fill the story with sound.; ; Enjoy rare historical footage of artists like Mahalia Jackson, Tremaine Hawkins, Reverend James Cleveland and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Then “get happy” with contemporary soloists like Cissy Houston and Shirley Caesar. From the passionate devotion of Harlem’s ARC Choir, to the clear tones of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, gospel’s greatest are still spreading the good news.; ; Featured artists: Tremaine Hawkins / Robert and Lillie Mae Butler / The Fisk University Jubilee Singers / The ARC Choir / Cissy Houston / Rance Allen / Thomas A. Dorsey / Mahalia Jackson / The Fairfield Four / Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Aretha Franklin / The Clara Ward Singers / Shirley Caesar / The Dixie Hummingbirds / James Cleveland / Vanessa Bell Armstrong / The Edwin Hawkins Singers / The Clark Sisters / John P. Kee / Danny Eason and Abundant Life.; ; Commentators: Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker / Horace Boyer / Dr. Charles Wolfe, Cultural Historian.;
• Cast: Tremaine Hawkins, Mahalia Jackson, Fisk University Singers, Shirley Caesar, Thomas A. Dorsey, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, Horace Boyer, Dr. Charles Wolfe, Andrew Dunne, James Marsh, Howard Porter, Anne Elletson
• Director: Andrew Dunne
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: Warner Home Video, BBC Video
• Media Format: Movie