His introduction of these “goals” into Chicago’s Afro-Baptist churches during the 1930s stirred clashes between recently arrived southern migrants who felt comforted by the new spirituals and old-line members who dismissed the songs as sacrilegious echoes of the slave past. Dorsey began to write gospel songs with blues accompaniments. After a nervous breakdown and a subsequent religious conversion in 1928. Harris reconstructs the rise of gospel blues within the context of early twentieth century African American cultural history. Working through the blues and gospel movement. Yet nothing could be further from the truth, as Michael W. Most observers believe that gospel music has been sung in African American churches since their organization in the late 1800s. The Rise of Gospel Blues: The Music of Thomas Andrew Dorsey in the Urban Church There are dozens of sheet music titles and collections with and without accompanying backing tracks on each page. A small selection of Blues vocal repertoire books, sheet music collections accompanying rehearsal backing tracks and educational/instructional aids for beginners to professional singers and singing teachers.
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