Robert Randolph has been so busy lately playing pedal steel guitar with his band, he hasn't had time for church. That's strange, considering that church was the only place the 24-year-old virtuoso had ...

A new Whitney Houston album, which will include six previously unreleased songs, has been announced. A documentary TV special chronicling the late singer's history with gospel music, I Go to the Rock: ...

Round Rock gospel band Wesley Bray and the Disciples of Joy performed for the fourth time at the Austin City Limits Music Festival this month and are now looking toward the future as they make the ...

The promotional sheet for Vintage Trouble describes the act as blues/funk/rock. While that’s true, they left out some major ingredients to the Californian-based quartet’s sound: soul and gospel. Those ...

In this episode we give props and respect to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a groundbreaking musician and Jesus follower who merged gospel and rock music. In a time when the deck was stacked against her, ...

This month, WFUV will broadcast a new radio documentary produced by our friends at WXPN in Philadelphia and hosted by CeCe Winans, which explores the history of black gospel music and illustrates its ...

Rock ’n’ roll artists have built on gospel’s sacred ground from Little Richard and the Rolling Stones to U2 and Kanye West. With missions holy and profane, singers have evoked the pulpit for decades.