Gospel Origin and History
I am the Father of black gospel music
Who is Thomas A. Dorsey
What is the name of the number one best-selling black gospel song of all times?
What is "O Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins Singers
This famous artist was criticized for secularizing gospel music by putting secular lyrics to gospel tunes.
Who is Ray Charles?
I was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature!
Who is Toni Morrison
Modern gospel music began in 1930 when what church denomination publicly endorsed the genre?
What is "Baptist"
In 1972 the Staple Singers took a Gospel song to the number one spot. What song, about going to heaven, reached that spot on June 3, 1972?
What is "I'll Take You There"
I was known as the "First Lady of Song". I could also imitate every instrument in an orchestra. My SCAT singing became very popular.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
She has been called the "Jackie Robinson" of tennis. She became the first black woman to compete in the U.S. National Championships in 1950.
Who is Althea Gibson
The Gospel Music Association sponsors annual awards for outstanding achievement in Christian music. What is the name of those awards?
What are "Dove Awards"
What popular traditional gospel song was written by a slave ship's captain and played only on the black keys of the piano?
What is "Amazing Grace"
Name the select group of Detroit jazz musicians who played the local club scene at night and Motown sessions during the day.
Who were the Funk Brothers
I was the first African American member of the Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Who is Marion Anderson
Elvis Pressley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Mahalia Jackson were raised in or influenced by what church movement?
What is "Pentacostal"
Soul Music is a combination of which two styles of music?
What is Gospel and R&B
This group is known for the hit song "Everyday People"
Who are Sly and the Family Stone
Hattie McDaniel was the first black woman to receive an Oscar for a supporting role in "Gone with the Wind", but I was the first black woman to win a Best Actress Oscar in 2001.
Who is Halle Barry
Who was known as the queen of Gospel and described by Harry Belafonte as the "most powerful woman in the United States?
Who is "Mahalia Jackson"
Who is the subject of CeCe Winans' "Alabaster Box"?
Who is "Mary"
What singer/songwriter set the 2006 Guinness World Record for the most awarded female artist of all time?
Who is Whitney Houston
I was the first black player selected to the U.S. Davis Cut team, and the only black man ever to win the Singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open
Who is Arthur Ashe