The Story of Gospel Music Review

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(More customer reviews)I enjoyed this DVD myself. The other posters and the opening review have given a good idea of what it's all about. The Mahalia Jackson and Shirely Ceasar performances (both recorded in England, the former in 1984 and the latter in 1964) are almost worth the price of admission as both are quite powerful.
The narrators, by the way, are identified during the proceedings. They include Rev. Wyatt T. Walker, one of Dr. King;s associates, and Dr. Horace Boyer, a scholar of gospel music who I've had the pleasure of meeting and having heard speak at a local college once.
However, you want to smash the DVD when the editors STUPIDLY cut up an extremely rare clip of the Edwin Hawkins Singers singing one of the greatest gospel records of all time, "Oh Happy Day" (this is the DVD age-no reason why an entire perfromance cannot appear as an extra). The beloved Clara Ward and her singers are shown as they are warming up to perform a rousing rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In" and the clip is cut just as Miss Ward and co. are raring to cook! A number of other tunes are presented in their intirety. Who was the IDIOT that edited this thing?
That aside, it's wonderful. You will surely play it more than once.

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From Mahalia Jackson to Aretha Franklin to Shirley Caesar, these performances offer a fascinating look into the origins of gospel music. Vintage recordings and modern performances highlight this song-filled history of an American art form.

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