Many of the most
prominent soul artists, such as
Aretha Franklin,
Marvin Gaye,
Wilson Pickett and
Al Green, had roots in the church and
gospel music and brought with them much of
the vocal styles of artists such as Clara
Ward and
Julius Cheeks. During the 70's artist
like
Edwin Hawkins with the 1969 hit "Oh
Happy Day", and
Andre Crouch's hit "Take
me Back" were big inspirations on gospel
music. Secular songwriters often
appropriated gospel songs, such as the
Pilgrim Travelers' song "I've Got A New
Home," or the
Doc Pomus song
Ray Charles turned into a hit "Lonely
Avenue," or "Stand By Me," which
Ben E. King and
Leiber and Stoller adapted from a
well-known gospel song, or
Marvin Gaye's "Can I Get A Witness,"
which reworks traditional gospel
catchphrases. In other cases secular
musicians did the opposite, attaching
phrases and titles from the gospel tradition
to secular songs to create soul hits such as
"Come See About Me" for
the Supremes and "99 1/2 Won't Do" for
Wilson Pickett.
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Urban contemporary gospel (sometimes
marketed as "black gospel") is
music that is written to express either
personal or a communal belief regarding
Christian life, as well as (in terms of
the varying music styles) to give a
Christian alternative to mainstream secular
music. Urban contemporary gospel is a form
of
Christian music and a subgenre of
gospel music.
Like other forms of music the creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of urban contemporary gospel varies according to culture and social context. It is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or as an entertainment product for the marketplace. However, a common theme as with most Christian music is praise, worship or thanks to God and/or Christ. This template allows you to:
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Gospel artists, who had been influenced by
pop music trends for years, had a major
influence on early
rhythm and blues artists, particularly
the "bird groups" such as
the Orioles,
the Ravens and
the Flamingos, who applied gospel
quartets'
a cappella techniques to pop songs in
the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s.
Individual gospel artists, such as
Sam Cooke, and secular artists who
borrowed heavily from gospel, such as
Ray Charles,
James Brown, and
James Booker, had an even greater impact
later in the 1950s, helping to create
soul music by bringing even more gospel
to rhythm and blues.
Elvis Presley was less known for his
gospel but he was a gospel artist. His
gospel favorites were "Why me Lord,"
How Great Thou Art, and "You'll
never walk alone."
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