I've probably sung in or heard choirs and soloists sing in a couple of dozen black churches in the last few years. I've never heard anyone sing in a dialect other than their own. There is a great variety of music sung in black churches with what is now called "Praise and Worship" music becoming increasingly prominent. There are still many churches in Connecticut, New York, and even Wisconsin and Illinois who still sing the old gospel, and spirituals. The Men's Chorus I sing in regularly does this song, and many other spirituals. We just did our annual concert and my friend Frankie sang Nobody knows the Troubles I've Seen, with nary a De or Dat (or Obscene) in the song.

Jerry