The Fisk Jubilee Singers have never sung gospel music as we know it, but modern gospel would have been impossible without them. In 1871, six years after the Civil War ended, the former slaves who were ...
“I had an amazing time performing with the Fisk Jubilee Singers, learning of their legacy and history, as well as bonding with the current singers, who would become like extended family,” said ...
A hush fell over Ryman Auditorium, Nashville’s “Mother Church of Country Music.” On the same stage where Hank Williams wailed “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” and Patsy Cline wondered if she might be ...