The Rise of Gospel Blues : The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church
The Rise of Gospel Blues : The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church
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Author: Associate Professor of History and African-American World Studies Michael W Harris
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Published Date: 21 Jul 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780195090574
Download Link: The Rise of Gospel Blues The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church
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Thomas A. Dorsey, also known as 'Georgia Tom', had considerable success in the 1920's as a pianist, composer, and arranger for prominent blues singers including Ma Rainey. In the late 1930s, Dorsey became involved in African-American old-line Protestant churches, where his background in the blues greatly influenced his composing and singing. At first these 'respectable' Chicago churches rejected this new form, partially because of the unseemly reputation blues performance had, but more because of the excitement that gospel blues produced in the church congregation. A controversy developed between two conflicting visions; one segment idealized an institution that nurtured a distinct African-American religion and culture, the other saw the church as a means by which African Americans would assimilate into American Christianity and the dominant Anglo-American culture. However, by the end of the 1930s the former group prevailed by the power of the music. From that time on, gospel blues became a major force in African-American churches and religion.
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The Rise of Gospel Blues : The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church by Associate Professor of History and African-American World Studies Michael W Harris
Author: Associate Professor of History and African-American World Studies Michael W Harris
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Published Date: 21 Jul 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780195090574
Download Link: The Rise of Gospel Blues The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church
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Thomas A. Dorsey, also known as 'Georgia Tom', had considerable success in the 1920's as a pianist, composer, and arranger for prominent blues singers including Ma Rainey. In the late 1930s, Dorsey became involved in African-American old-line Protestant churches, where his background in the blues greatly influenced his composing and singing. At first these 'respectable' Chicago churches rejected this new form, partially because of the unseemly reputation blues performance had, but more because of the excitement that gospel blues produced in the church congregation. A controversy developed between two conflicting visions; one segment idealized an institution that nurtured a distinct African-American religion and culture, the other saw the church as a means by which African Americans would assimilate into American Christianity and the dominant Anglo-American culture. However, by the end of the 1930s the former group prevailed by the power of the music. From that time on, gospel blues became a major force in African-American churches and religion.
Read online The Rise of Gospel Blues : The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church Buy and read online The Rise of Gospel Blues : The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church Download and read The Rise of Gospel Blues : The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook The Rise of Gospel Blues : The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church