Season 1
(2024)
Overview
From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gospel explores Black spirituality in sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century.
Cast
as Self
Episodes
The Gospel Train 0.0
February 12, 2024
GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and …
Take The Message Everywhere 0.0
February 13, 2024
Starting in the 1940s, GOSPEL’s hour 2 explores the Golden Age of Gospel — the dramatic explosion of Black sacred music…
Take the Message Everywhere 0.0
February 13, 2024
GOSPEL’s hour 3 reveals how gospel was going mainstream and family dynasties, many raised in the Church of God in Chris…
Gospel's Second Century 0.0
February 14, 2024
GOSPEL’s hour 4 opens in the 1990s, when a new generation of music producers, record executives and artists embraced th…