The Story of Gospel Music

From mahalia jackson to aretha franklin to shirley caesar these performances offer a fascinating look into the origins of gospel music. Vintage recordings and modern performances highlight this song-filled history of an american art form. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/28/2005 Run time: 90 minutes more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-20-2008; Everyone gets a swing at it (almost); Overall, a good balance of information and inspiration. Some of the "talking heads" are overused, others underused. The same goes for the performers. Some is familiar footage (especially Mahalia); some less so (Rosetta Tharpe). The...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-05-2007; Where's the Beef? Great info, but too brainy.; This documentary from BBC was excellent and thorough in terms of research, especially the history of music during the slave days, but the parade of talking heads (who seem to finish each other's line of dialogue ...was this...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-10-2007; The Story of Gospel Music; I found this DVD very entertaining as well as educational. It gave me in depth knowledge about music that I have been enjoying all of my life but had no idea of its origin. Simply wonderful.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-14-2006; Great, but.....; I enjoyed this DVD myself. The other posters and the opening review have given a good idea of what it's all about. The Mahalia Jackson and Shirely Ceasar performances (both recorded in England, the former in 1984 and the latter in 1964)...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-20-2008; Everyone gets a swing at it (almost); Overall, a good balance of information and inspiration. Some of the "talking heads" are overused, others underused. The same goes for the performers. Some is familiar footage (especially Mahalia); some less so (Rosetta Tharpe). The...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-05-2007; Where's the Beef? Great info, but too brainy.; This documentary from BBC was excellent and thorough in terms of research, especially the history of music during the slave days, but the parade of talking heads (who seem to finish each other's line of dialogue ...was this...; read full review | report as inappropriate