Gospel music

=== Southern gospel music ===
{{Main|Southern gospel}}
[[Southern gospel]] music comes from the Southeastern United States and is similar in sound to Christian country music, but it sometimes known as "quartet music" for its traditional "four men and a piano" set up. The genre, while remaining predominantly White, began to integrate Black gospel stylings in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Goff|first=James R.|date=1998|title=The Rise of Southern Gospel Music|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3169850|journal=[[Church History (journal)|Church History]]|volume=67|issue=4|pages=722–744|doi=10.2307/3169850|jstor=3169850 |s2cid=162017997 |issn=0009-6407}}</ref> It has evolved over the years into a popular form of music across the United States and overseas, especially among [[baby boomers]] and those living in the South. Like other forms of music the creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of southern gospel varies according to culture and social context. It is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or as an entertainment product for the marketplace.