It’s worth pointing out that there’s a marked division within the genre between Black gospel music (which is the tradition rock-‘n’-roll has its roots in) and “Southern” or “Christian” gospel which is tightly interrelated with southern evangelical fundamentalism, and is (not surprisingly) both overwhelmingly white and extremely conservative musically.
It’s worth pointing out that there’s a marked division within the genre between Black gospel music (which is the tradition rock-‘n’-roll has its roots in) and “Southern” or “Christian” gospel which is tightly interrelated with southern evangelical fundamentalism, and is (not surprisingly) both overwhelmingly white and extremely conservative musically.