Close Harmony

A History of Southern Gospel

By: James R. Goff

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Paperback | 31 March 2002

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Comprehensive and richly illustrated, Close Harmony traces the development of the music known as southern gospel from its antebellum origins to its twentieth-century emergence as a vibrant musical industry driven by the world of radio, television, recordings, and concert promotions.

Marked by smooth, tight harmonies and a lyrical focus on the message of Christian salvation, southern gospel--particularly the white gospel quartet tradition--had its roots in nineteenth-century shape-note singing. The spread of white gospel music is intricately connected to the people who based their livelihoods on it, and Close Harmony is filled with the stories of artists and groups such as Frank Stamps, the Chuck Wagon Gang, the Blackwood Brothers, the Rangers, the Swanee River Boys, the Statesmen, and the Oak Ridge Boys. The book also explores changing relations between black and white artists and shows how, following the civil rights movement, white gospel was influenced by black gospel, bluegrass, rock, metal, and, later, rap.

With Christian music sales topping the $600 million mark at the close of the twentieth century, Close Harmony explores the history of an important and influential segment of the thriving gospel industry.

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"A wonderful book." - Dolly Parton "A good resource book of the music and people that we all dearly love." - Bill Gaither

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Preface
Introduction	p. 1
The Roots of a Musical Genre
Gospel Music in the Nineteenth Century	p. 14
Shape Notes and a Musical Tradition	p. 35
The Birth of an Industry
James David Vaughan, Pioneer	p. 62
Stamps-Baxter: A Texas Gospel Music Empire	p. 81
The Emergence of Professional Quartets
Early Quartets: On the Road the First Time	p. 111
The Boom Years: Gospel Music Promoters and the All-Night Sings	p. 157
The Golden Age Challenge: Unconventional Groups and Songwriters	p. 201
The World of Southern Gospel
Quartets and the National Expansion of Gospel Music	p. 223
The Emergence of Southern Gospel	p. 264
Conclusion	p. 283
Notes	p. 289
Index	p. 379
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