Post-war black gospel music ... because they were old-fashioned and not bringing in the crowds. By then, the black church, one of the most conservative institutions in the country, was being ...

These country gospel songs are the perfect way ... Her rendition of “The Old Rugged Cross” is proof of that. Those who grew up in church are probably so familiar with this song that they ...

Alan Jackson's mother had been after him for 10 years to make a gospel ... old-school country of his musical heroes George Jones, Merle Haggard and Hank Williams, writes most of his own songs.

With gospel, folk and country singers ranging from the obscure to the famous, “Downtown Church” is a delicate but at times foot-stomping celebration of old-fashioned gospel some of it ...

also known around the world as the "Mother Church of Country Music," according to a press release. The singer will perform the gospel hymns she grew up singing for the special event, which will ...