Philadelphia Tribune

African rhythms, ideas of sin and the Hammond organ: A brief history of gospel music's evolution

The enslaved Africans who first arrived in the British colony of Virginia in 1619 after being forcefully removed from their natural environments left much behind, but their rhythms associated with ...
Capital Public Radio

How The Hammond Organ Sound Laid The Tracks For Gospel's Hit Train

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. The sound of the Hammond organ was invented ...
WBUR

A Brief History Of Gospel Music, From African Rhythms To 'The Brooklyn Sound'

As Easter and Passover approach, University of Connecticut music professor Robert Stephens joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss the evolution of gospel music, from African rhythms to the Hammond ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

How The Hammond Organ Sound Laid The Tracks For Gospel's Hit Train

The sound of the Hammond organ was invented for churches as an alternative to pipe organs. But it's distinctive sound became crucial to the... How The Hammond Organ Sound Laid The Tracks For Gospel's ...