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Oak Grove Acapella Singers, a Gospel group of Chester County, Tennessee, being recorded while singing in the office of the preacher at the Oak Grove Church of Christ. Tennessee State Library and Archives

When gospel sermons came on the phonograph

Jerry Zolten, Pennsylvania State University

As the African-American Music Appreciation Month comes to a close, a scholar discusses the role of early preachers in shaping gospel music.

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