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2/6. Soul singer Beverley Knight shares her passion for gospel music in a series showcasing top acts from around the world, with interviews, featured choirs, up-and-coming UK talent, live performances and tributes to pioneers of the genre. This edition features the Soweto Choir, interviewee Percy Sledge , a spotlight on UK artist Seven and a live performance from the London Community Gospel Choir. Also, Jools Holland recalls hugely influential gospel pioneer
Thomas A Dorsey , who died in 1993, aged 93. Jools takes to the piano to illustrate the links between gospel and the blues.

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