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Every Voice And Sing! "A Different Drummer"

From: ERIC V. TAIT, JR.
Length: 01:00:29

Five stand-alone hours on the history and legacy of Black Choral Music Read the full description.
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Piece Description

EVERY VOICE AND SING, is hosted by NPR's MICHELE NORRIS. It looks at the fascinating and little-known history of the choral music and choirs preserved primarily by historically Black colleges and universities. The five-part series of stand-alone hours covers from the pre-Civil War period to the present. Available January 2007 via PRX download or from The Content Depot. Episode Four: "A Different Drummer." In this episode we first look at the origins and rise of Gospel Music, primarily through the life of one-time Blues-man Thomas A. Dorsey. We then trace its struggle for acceptance in the Black churches and colleges from the 1930s onwards. We conclude with an examination of its various forms today- from the traditional Gospel Blues of Thomas Dorsey, to Shirley Caesar, Cissy Houston, Richard Smallwood and the Jazz Stylings of Take-6. Included is a Marian Anderson profile and a brief preview of the hip-hop Gospel explorations of Kurtis Blow and Hell's Most Wanted...

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Timing and Cues

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Timing & Cues for this episode:
00:00:01 INCUE: "This program is made possible...."
00:19:45 OUTCUE: "This is Every Voice And Sing! I'm Michele Norris."

(30-second music bed for ID)

00:20:15 INCUE: (5 BLIND BOYS Song under:) "For many in the different church denominations..."
00:40:00 OUTCUE: "This is Every Voice And Sing! I'm Michele Norris."

(30-second music bed for ID)

00:40:30 INCUE: (KSU CHOIR Singing ?Holy, Thou art God...: ) "Richard Smallwood has influenced..."
00:59:00 OUTCUE: "... visit us at: www.evted.org." (Piano theme music to last note resolution).

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