The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #27935   Message #344919
Posted By: harpgirl
21-Nov-00 - 10:57 PM
Thread Name: Recommend? Early Black Gospel Records?
Subject: RE: Recommend? Early Black Gospel Records?
The Jubilee Singers, nine African_Americans from Fiske (University) in 1871, were the first internationally acclaimed black gospel artists. They sang gospel and brought "slave songs" to the world. Dark Midnight When I Rise: The story of the Jubilee Singers, chronicles their history.