Over the years, I sought out records that pulled me deeper and deeper into the history of the genre. It was a revelation that fueled my desire to discover the world of black gospel music. I no longer remember who hosted the program, but the music was inescapably captivating, emotive beyond anything I had ever heard during regular weekday broadcasts-rocking choirs, screaming preachers, sanctified divas, and sublime vocal groups with a soul feel that at the time was simply not present on the secular side. In fact, had I not been out Saturday night from dusk till dawn, I would have missed the Sunday morning broadcast altogether. Sunday mornings, after all, were not prime time teen listening hours. It was around then that I chanced on a segment of the WAMO broadcast day that I had never before heard. By the time I graduated from high school, I had amassed thousands of choice 45-rpm records by African American performers the more obscure the better. In my town, McKeesport, the station and the music came to signify teen rebellion, an intelligent underground alternative to the bland pop that then dominated mainstream airwaves. The station was WAMO out of Homestead, and the music-primarily jazz, rhythm and blues, and doo-wop-was impossible to ignore. Preface I was one of thousands of white kids who, in my case growing up outside of Pittsburgh in the late 1950s and early 1960s, discovered the exciting and-at the time-exotic world of black music hidden away at the lower end of the radio dial. Hill, Willie “Preacher” Richardson, and Walter SettlesĬontents Preface 1 “A Wheel in a Wheel, ’Way Up in the Middle of the Air”Ģ “I Just Got On My Travelin’ Shoes” (1929–1938)ģ “Ain’t Gonna Study War No More” (1939–1942)ĥ “Move On Up a Little Higher” (1945–1949)ħ “Let’s Go Out to the Programs” (1952–1959) ![]() To my mother, Betty, my wife, Joyce, and my son, Zach In memory of my father, Bam In memory of my mentors, Gerald M. Gospel musicians-United States-Biography. Includes bibliographical references and index. Great god a’mighty! the Dixie Hummingbirds: celebrating the rise of soul gospel music / Jerry Zolten. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zolten, Jerry. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. Great God A’mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds Celebrating the Rise of Soul Gospel Musicġ Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi São Paulo Shanghai Taipei Tokyo Toronto Copyright © 2003 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Offers only apply to the United States unless otherwise noted.Great God A’mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds We have the right to end or modify any promotion at any time. ![]() Buy One Get One offers apply a portion of discount amount to each of the items. Returns of any portion of the purchase will require equal forfeiture of offer or amount equal to offer. Void where prohibited, taxed or otherwise restricted. Offer cannot be sold or otherwise bartered. Offer may not be combined with any other sale, promotion, discount, code, coupon and/or offer. Discount codes are not valid on prior purchases, cannot be used after their expiration dates, and do not apply to taxes, shipping and processing charges. All offers are limited to stock on hand no backorders or rainchecks are available. ![]() Unless otherwise specified, product prices already reflect discounts. Free Shipping offer is valid in the US lower 48 states only, and is not available for PO Boxes or Military
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