The Soul Stirrers: the gospel quartet that made Sam Cooke a star
The Soul Stirrers, formed in Texas in the 1920s, became one of the most influential gospel quartets in America. Under R.H. Harris and then Sam Cooke,…
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“Tell them about the dream, Martin”: the gospel singer who changed the most famous speech in American history
At the March on Washington on 28 August 1963, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson sang before Martin Luther King Jr. spoke. As he delivered his prepared text,…