The Washington Post, February 17th, 1999
Washington may not be the capital of gospel--Detroit, Los Angeles and Chicago all have better claims--but it's been a key city for more than half a century. "Praise the Lord! Gospel Music in Washington, D.C." (Folkways) is a revealing survey of the current scene, though a single album can necessarily reflect only a small portion of Washington's rich and varied gospel community. What it does offer, however, are fine representations of performance styles--solo, duet, quartet and choir--as well as a wide variety of compositional styles, from traditional European hymns and Negro spirituals to more...
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