It is impossible to think of American music in this century without such Southern-derived forms as ragtime, jazz, blues, country, gospel, rhythm and blues, Cajun, zydeco, and rock'n'roll.

With a lot of churches, no matter the denomination, moving to a contemporary style of music, Brown felt people would enjoy the opportunity to sing hymns and Southern gospel songs, and he was right.

In the world of Southern gospel music, few names are more revered than The Nelons. Family patriarch Rex Nelon began his ...

We sang some gospel music; we sang country music ... We sounded as if we had a new, original style, but we got it from Southern gospel. The group got its start in Staunton, Virginia, when the ...

Branson’s Sunday afternoon gospel experience is coming back for round two.“Southern Gospel Sundays” hosted by the Frosts will ...