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Biography

Dream Boogie

Peter Guralnick

A biography follows Cooke from gospel performance into popular music and independent business ventures.

Biography

Respect

David Ritz

A biography examines the gospel inheritance and recording career behind Franklin’s public sound.

Music history

The Gospel Sound

Anthony Heilbut

The history of gospel performance follows singers and ensembles from church settings to the road.