Thomas Dorsey; Gospel Music.

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ERIC Number: EJ159729

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1977

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Thomas Dorsey; Gospel Music

Black Books Bulletin, 5, 1, 22-3, Spr 77

Discusses the reasons Dorsey shifted from blues to gospel music, the type of music that was performed in the church before gospel, the unacceptability of gospel when Dorsey began his involvement with it, the difference between spirituals and gospel, the role of gospel music in raising the morale of black people, and the status of gospel music today. (JM)

Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Culture, Church Workers, Churches, Communication (Thought Transfer), Mass Media, Morale, Music, Religion, Religious Factors

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