The Documentary

The Gospel Truth

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Feb 2016, 00:32 on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: Mon 29^th Feb 2016, 06:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

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How gospel went from the church to the charts through the music of Thomas Dorsey, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mahalia Jackson and Sam Cooke. Show more

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 2^nd Mar 2016, 00:32 on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: Mon 7^th Mar 2016, 06:32 on BBC World Service East Asia

Available for over a year

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Financial educator Alvin Hall examines gospel music and its commercialisation. Show more