{"id":16080,"date":"2019-06-12T01:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T01:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/?p=16080"},"modified":"2019-07-27T01:13:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T01:13:19","slug":"linktv-org-los-angeless-role-in-the-rise-and-mainstreaming-of-gospel-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/index.php\/linktv-org-los-angeless-role-in-the-rise-and-mainstreaming-of-gospel-music\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkTV.org: Los Angeles\u2019s Role in the Rise and Mainstreaming of Gospel Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16029\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TaborianHall.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"Mount Moriah Baptist Choir at Taborian Hall, site of the church in 1949 | Courtesy of Shades of L.A. Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library\" data-large_image_width=\"320\" data-large_image_height=\"218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16029\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16029\" src=\"http:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TaborianHall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TaborianHall.jpg 320w, https:\/\/musicuntold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/TaborianHall-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mount Moriah Baptist Choir at Taborian Hall, site of the church in 1949 | Courtesy of Shades of L.A. Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library<\/p><\/div>\n<p>HOW SWEET THE SOUND &#8211; Gospel in Los Angeles<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linktv.org\/shows\/artbound\/los-angeless-role-in-the-rise-and-mainstreaming-of-gospel-music?mc_cid=3de408fe0b&amp;mc_eid=bb219d9a53\">https:\/\/www.linktv.org\/shows\/artbound\/los-angeless-role-in-the-rise-and-mainstreaming-of-gospel-music?mc_cid=3de408fe0b&amp;mc_eid=bb219d9a53<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Link TV &#8211; June 5, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Praise and worship songs stealing the limelight at a secular music festival in Southern California might seem unthinkable, but Kanye West gave a riveting gospel-inspired performance when Coachella coincided with Easter in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>He rapped his hit \u201cJesus Walks,\u201d mixed the music of gospel legends The Clark Sisters on his turntable and played house music classic \u201cBrighter Days,\u201d with the refrain: \u201cLift me up! Oh, won\u2019t you lift me up!\u201d It was all part of the music series West calls his \u201cSunday Service,\u201d but instead of church robes, his choir wore Yeezy sweats.<\/p>\n<p>What happened at Coachella might have been unexpected, but it falls in line with Southern California\u2019s history. Along with cities such as Chicago and Detroit, Los Angeles has influenced gospel music for decades. And transplants like West, who came to L.A. by way of Chicago, have often been the architects of the movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLos Angeles can stand up with any other city in terms of gospel music,\u201d according to Aundrae Russell, program director for the R&amp;B and gospel radio station KJLH. \u201cIt\u2019s in the top three cities in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOW SWEET THE SOUND &#8211; Gospel in Los Angeles https:\/\/www.linktv.org\/shows\/artbound\/los-angeless-role-in-the-rise-and-mainstreaming-of-gospel-music?mc_cid=3de408fe0b&amp;mc_eid=bb219d9a53 Link TV &#8211; June 5, 2019 Praise and worship songs stealing the limelight at a secular music festival in Southern California might seem unthinkable, but Kanye West gave a riveting gospel-inspired performance when Coachella coincided with Easter in 2019. 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