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Gospel blues (or holy blues [1]) is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music. It combines evangelistic lyrics with blues instrumentation, often blues guitar accompaniment.
Kankawa Nagarra (born circa 1943), (also known as Olive Knight [2]) is an Aboriginal Australian blues and gospel singer-songwriter and author. She sings in Walmajarri, Kimberley Creole and English. [1] Her 2024 album Wirlmarni won the Australian Music Prize. [3]
Gospel blues is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music, a combination of blues guitar and evangelistic lyrics. Pages in category "Gospel blues" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Danny Brooks; Pearly Brown; Edward W. Clayborn; Reverend Gary Davis; Thomas A. Dorsey; Blind Roosevelt Graves; Vera Hall; Son House [1]; Bo Weavil Jackson; Skip James [2]; Blind Lemon Jefferson [3]
While Dorsey wrote 1,000 gospel songs and set standards for gospel choirs, Smith created the "openly emotional and spiritually exuberant performance style" so characteristic of gospel blues. [24] In her heyday, Dorsey considered her more talented than blues singer Bessie Smith had she deigned to record secular music. [ 11 ]
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George Washington "Wash" Phillips (January 11, 1880 – September 20, 1954) [1] was an American gospel and gospel blues singer and instrumentalist. The exact nature of the instrument or instruments he played is uncertain, being identified only as "novelty accompaniment" on the labels of the 78 rpm records released during his lifetime.
American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John the Revelator" in 1930. Subsequently, a variety of artists, including the Golden Gate Quartet , Son House , Depeche Mode , Jerry Garcia Band , The White Stripes , The Forest Rangers , The Sword , have recorded their renditions of the song, often with variations in the verses and ...