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Article: Work the works: the role of African-American women in the development of contemporary gospel.(The Music of African-American Women: Secular and Sacred, Uplift and Self-Assertion)
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- Black Music Research Journal
- Article date:
- March 22, 2006
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"I must work the works of Him who sent me while it's day, for when the night is come the time for work will be done away. Would you be willing to work for Jesus any time and every day? He'll reward you when He comes to take His bride away."
--Danniebelle Hall, "Work the Works"
The popularity of black gospel music has expanded beyond the grassroots network of churches and small concert venues that powered the genre to new heights in the 1950s and early 1960s. Today, gospel has earned a distinct place on mainstream black radio, and gospel videos have moved from being shown on Sunday mornings between 11 A.M. and noon and are now played in rotation with ...