Gospel Goes Mainstream
Shackles off my feet so I can…
What is Dance? — Mary Mary
This Richard Smallwood song is required at choir anniversaries.
What is Total Praise?
This gospel family dynasty includes Karen, Dorinda, and Twinkie.
Who are The Clark Sisters?
God is…
Good!
This sibling duo broke into the mainstream with Shackles.
Who is Mary Mary?
This choir introduced gospel to a younger generation with Why We Sing.
Who is Kirk Franklin & The Family?
This Hezekiah Walker song reminds the church that we need each other.
What is I Need You to Survive?
This matriarch trained generations of singers and musicians, including The Clark Sisters.
Who is Dr. Mattie Moss Clark?
Won’t He…
Do it!
This gospel artist collaborated with Radical For Christ in the late ’90s.
Who is Fred Hammond?
This Yolanda Adams song became a worship standard across denominations.
What is Open My Heart?
This Donald Lawrence song is sung when the preacher says, ‘I’m closing.
What is Encourage Yourself?
This Chicago‑based choir leader formed the Tri‑City Singers.
Who is Donald Lawrence?
This person starts the music when the preacher pauses.
Who is the musician?
This Tamela Mann song blends solo vocals with choir support to create a modern gospel classic.
What is Take Me to the King?
This gospel anthem turned testimony into a national moment in the 2000s
What is Never Would Have Made It? — Marvin Sapp
This John P. Kee song reassures the church about God’s power.
What is Strength?
This Kirk Franklin collective helped usher gospel into the mainstream in the late 1990s.
Who is God’s Property?
Let the church say…
Amen!
Which two artists are a part of a gospel dynasty that spans generations?
Karen Clark Sheard and Kierra Sheard Kelly
This worship song reminded the church that there’s ‘Nobody Greater.
Who is VaShawn Mitchell?
This Clark Sisters song starts praise breaks instantly
What is Blessed and Highly Favored?
This gospel family includes BeBe, CeCe, and multiple chart‑topping artists.
Who are The Winans?
This person says ‘I’m closing’ at least two more times.
Who is the preacher?
This shift in gospel music helped choirs appeal to younger audiences while still maintaining traditional roots.
What is contemporary gospel?