Gospel music

=== Emergence of Black gospel (1920s–1970s) ===
{{Main|Black Gospel music}}
[[File:MahaliaJackson.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mahalia Jackson]] has been called the "Queen of Gospel"]]
The Pentecostal movement quickly made inroads with churches not attuned to the Europeanized Black church music that had become popular over the years since Emancipation. These congregations readily adopted and contributed to the gospel music publications of the early 20th century. [[Sister Rosetta Tharpe]], pioneer of [[rock and roll]], soon emerged from this tradition as the first great gospel recording artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/rock-and-roll-rosetta-tharpe/|title=Godmother of Rock and Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe|website=[[PBS]]|access-date=August 8, 2015}}</ref> The first person to introduce ragtime to gospel (and the first to play piano on a gospel recording) was [[Arizona Dranes]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/COGIC-Women-in-Gospel-Music.html|title=COGIC Women in Gospel Music on Patheos |date=June 10, 2009 |access-date=February 2, 2010 |website=Patheos.com}}</ref>

The 1930s saw the rise of Black gospel quartets such as the [[Five Blind Boys of Mississippi]] and the [[Five Blind Boys of Alabama]].<ref>{{harvp|Malone|1984|p=522}}</ref> In addition to these high-profile quartets, there were many Black gospel musicians performing in the 1920s and 30s, usually playing the guitar and singing in the streets of Southern cities.

In the 1930s, in Chicago, [[Thomas A. Dorsey]] turned to gospel music, establishing a publishing house.<ref name="Malone_523">{{harvp|Malone|1984|p=523}}</ref> It has been said that 1930 was the year traditional black gospel music began, as the National Baptist Convention first publicly endorsed the music at its 1930 meeting.<ref>{{harvp|Southern|1997|p=484}}</ref> Dorsey was responsible for developing the musical careers of many African-American artists, such as Mahalia Jackson (best known for her rendition of his "[[Take My Hand, Precious Lord|Precious Lord, Take My Hand]]").<ref name="Malone_523" />

Meanwhile, radio continued to develop an audience for gospel music, a fact that was commemorated in [[Albert E. Brumley]]'s 1937 song, "Turn Your Radio On" (which is still being published in gospel song books). (In 1972, a recording of "[[Turn Your Radio On (album)#Charts|Turn Your Radio On]]" by the Lewis Family was nominated for [[Dove Awards of 1972#Award recipients|Gospel Song of the Year]].)<ref>"The Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards Nominations for the Gospel Song of 1972", [[Canaan Records]] (Waco, Texas) CAS-9732-LP Stereo.</ref>

In 1964, the [[Gospel Music Association]] was established, which in turn began the [[GMA Dove Award|Dove Awards]] (in 1969) and the [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]] (in 1972). Both of the latter two groups began primarily for Southern gospel performers, but in the late 1970s, began including artists of other subgenres, which brought in many Black artists.<ref>{{harvp|Malone|1984|p=524}}</ref> Also in 1969, [[James Cleveland]] established the [[Gospel Music Workshop of America]], a Black gospel outlet.

Late 20th-century musicians such as [[Elvis Presley]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], and the [[The Blackwood Brothers|Blackwood Brothers]] were also known for their gospel influences and recordings.<ref name="Malone_521" />