Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul Series

Specials | Jan 31, 2019

The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul series celebrates Black gospel music's profound and under acknowledged influence on early rock and soul music. Hosted by Grammy award-winning gospel singer Cece Winans, and produced by WXPN, Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul is the culmination of a 15-month period of live events in Philadelphia with gospel legends The Fairfield Four, The Dixie Hummingbirds, the Fisk Jubilee Singers and numerous interviews with musicians, historians and scholars. Each hour of Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul will illustrate the influence of gospel on secular music, celebrating the roots of black gospel and its impact on major artists.

Part One airs Wednesday, February 13 at 10pm on 93.9 FM

Part Two airs Wednesday, February 20 at 10pm on 93.9 FM

Part Three airs Wednesday, February 27 at 10pm on 93.9 FM

Learn more about WNYC's Black History Month programming.

Additionally, the New York Public Radio Archives is sharing some of the department's leading preservation work, series and sonic artifacts concerning African-American history. You can explore it here.

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