Some examples of the different types of sounds in both White and Black Gospel music. Feel free to post some more examples! I'll leave out Christian Rock and Christian Rap for now.

WHITE GOSPEL MUSIC EXAMPLES

"Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp" Movie Trailer Sacred Harp


"The Blackwood Brothers "Dear Jesus abide with me" Southern Gospel-Barbershop Harmony style


"Dolly Parton "What a friend we have in Jesus" live" Country-Gospel

"The Cumberland Trio- Bluegrass Gospel Medley" Bluegrass-Gospel

DISTINGUISHING TRAITS OF WHITE GOSPEL MUSIC IN IT"S VARIOUS FORMS

* "clean" vocals or tonal sounds
* high lonesome sound in country & bluegrass gospel
* isn't very rhythmic
* Obvious Country and Bluegrass instrumental traits/influences
* not alot of improvisation

(If anyone has anymore distinguishing traits either vocally or instrumentally to add, feel free to post them)

NEGRO SPIRTUALS & BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC EXAMPLES

"Blind Willie Johnson * Let Your Light Shine On Me * Old style Blues-Gospel

The Golden Gate Quartet: Swing Down Chariot Jubilee-Barbershop style

The Golden Gate Quartet in a Danny Kay's film Jubilee-Barbershop style

"Dig A Little Deeper..." By The Fairfield Four Jubilee-Barbershop style

"Dixie Hummingbirds - I've Got So Much To Shout About Jubilee-Barbershop Hard style

"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho - Mahalia Jackson Classic Urban Gospel

"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child-Paul Robeson Negro Spirituals-Classical

EXTRAS

Black Gospel music collage Good examples of Urban Gospel

Black Gospel Music ( Allen Toussaint ) Good example of the Boogie Woogie tinged style of piano playing in Black Gospel music


Black Gospel Music ( Allen Toussaint ) Good example of the Boogie Woogie tinged style of piano playing in Black Gospel music

Gospel Organ: What is the COGIC style? Eddie Howard Explains Good example of a Hammond Organ style of playing in Black Gospel music

James Cleveland/Charles Nicks/Lawrence Roberts/Herbert Picka More Hammond Organ style

DISTINGUISHING TRAITS OF BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC IN IT"S VARIOUS FORMS

* more "dirty" vocal tones, moans and shouts
* stressing of the offbeats
* hand clapping
* Blues-Boogie Woogie-Jazz influences in Urban Gospel
* heavy use of call & response-improvisation
* heavy use of melissma and falsetto

(If anyone has anymore distinguishing traits either vocally or instrumentally to add, feel free to post them)