“Lord, Let Me Be an Instrument”: The Artistry and Cultural Politics of Reverend James Cleveland and the Gospel Music Workshop of America, 1963-1991

This article examines the artistic legacy of Reverend James Cleveland, an internationally renowned musician whose sonic innovations and institution-building efforts played a critical role in gospel music's rise as a global cultural phenomenon. In addition to examining how Cleveland's music...

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Main Author: Harold, Claudrena (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press [2017]
In: Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-180
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cleveland, James 1931-1991 / Gospel Music Workshop of America / Gospel song / Black power / History 1963-1991
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
FD Contextual theology
HC New Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
RD Hymnology
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