You don’t have to read far in the biographies of Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Otis Redding to discover that they grew up singing in one church or another. In fact, ...

Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with CeCe Winans, the best-selling female gospel artist in history, about her Tiny Desk performance and Black Music Month. CECE WINANS: (Singing) I'm safe and sound, serene ...

MAHALIA, features music by various gospel composers, hymns, and spirituals made famous by Mahalia Jackson. Mahalia is a joyous celebration of the life and music of the world's greatest gospel singer: ...

Get ready to ring in the holidays with one of the greatest gospel singers of all time in the nation’s capital. Yolanda Adams headlines the Christmas concert “Do You Hear What I Hear?” at the Kennedy ...