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The Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music is the first comprehensive reference to cover this important American musical form. Coverage includes all aspects of both African-American and white gospel from history and performers to recording techniques and styles as well as the influence of gospel on different musical genres and cultural trends.

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ISBN-13:	9781135377076
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/18/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	512
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Dr. William K. McNeil, a historian with a Ph.D. in Folklore and American Studies, has been the folklorist at the Ozark folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas, since 1976. Dr. McNeil has also worked for the Smithsonian Institution and the Office of State History in Albany, NY. In 1995, he was elected to the Fellows of the American Folklore Society.
Dr. McNeil has writen sixteen books and contributed to many publications as an editor, columnist, or reviewer. He has also produced thirty-six recordings dealing with folk, popular, country, and gospel music. His Smithsonian Collection ofClassic Blues was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1993.

Entries include: 2nd Chapter of Acts Anointed Pace Singers Armstrong, Vanessa Bell Barbershop Quartets Bluegrass Canaan Records Cooke, Sam Davis, Rev. Gary Dixie Hummingbirds Easy Instructor Ely, Brother Claude Fairfield Four Five Blind Boys of Mississippi Georgia, Gospel in Gospel Music Hall of Fame Green, Al Harmonizing Four Homeland Records Inspirations, The Isaacs, The Jackson, Wanda Jones, Bessie King Records Klaudt Indian Family Lillenas Publishing Company Love Song McGee, Ford Washington Morris, Kenneth National Barn Dance Newsboys Oak Ridge Boys Original Gospel Harmonettes Performance Styles Presley, Elvis Quartet Contests RCA Victor Records Revivals Sacred Harp Shouts Taggart, Blind Joe Trumpet Unseld, B. C. Virginia Normal School of Music Vocal Styles Waters, Ethel WSB Yohe, Vicky Zondervan Company And many more

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McNeil, the former folklife director of the Ozark Folk Center in Arkansas, here goes beyond his core subject-American gospel music-to cover awakenings and revivals from the 18th to the 20th century, contemporary Christian artists, record labels, religious organizations, major song collections like The Sacred Harp, and musical styles (e.g., spirituals). Jacqueline DjeDje (American Black Spiritual and Gospel Songs from Southeast Georgia), Kip Lornell (The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to American Folk Music), and Charles K. Wolfe (Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky)-all familiar names in American vernacular music studies-count among the contributors, as do others from as far afield as England and Sweden. The 400-plus signed, two-column A-Z articles range from a few paragraphs to several pages in length; the treatment is straightforward, with evaluative comments supported with quotations and citations to other authorities. Brief bibliographies (including historical and current print titles), Internet sites, and selective discographies accompany most entries. Twenty representative photographs, an exhaustive index, and useful See Also references complement the text. Bottom Line Despite a few curious omissions (e.g., Bill and Gloria Gaither, whose impact on gospel music since the 1960s is extensive) and a lack of cross references within the body of the text, McNeil's title will likely become the definitive work on the subject and fills a gap in a field that has had only sporadic reference documentation (e.g., Robert Anderson and Gail North's Gospel Music Encyclopedia, 1979; Sherry and Herbert Du Pree's African-American Good News (Gospel) Music, 1993). McNeil died in April 2005 at age 64; this encyclopedia is a fitting tribute to his devotion to the cause of American traditional music and is recommended for all libraries.-Barry Zaslow, Miami Univ. Libs., Oxford, OH Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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"The treatment is straightforward... McNeil's title will likely become the definitive work on the subject and fills a gap in a field that has had only sporadic reference documentation... Recommended for all libraries." — Library Journal
"For scholars and general readers, this Encyclopedia supplies comprehensive information on both black and white gospel, not often combined in reference texts. Articles cover biographies of early and contemporaty performers and groups, significant events, radio stations, record and publishing companies, publications, and instruments. The editor includes bibliographies and discographies, and birth and death rates when possible." — Reference & Research BookNews
"McNeil has compiled an encyclopedia using a multicultural approach. He successfully led a team that has addressed the dearth of reference materials on gospel music, providing much more detail on performers, historical persons, ensembles, and styles." — American Reference Books Annual

'The treatment is straightforward ... McNeil's title will likely become the definitive work on the subject and fills a gap in a field that has had only sporadic reference documentation ... Recommended for all libraries.' - Library Journal

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