Smithsonian Folkways: Classic African American Gospel
Spirituals, guitar evangelists, 'shout' bands, quartets, and choirs sing out the sacred sounds of African American gospel music on this Smithsonian Folkways collection. These 24 soulful tracks paint a broad panorama of this much cherished American musical creation. Rev. Gary Davis, Sister Ernestine Washington, Sonny Terry, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and Elizabeth Cotten are among those featured.