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Originally Posted by guitarplayer51
I saw the light
I'll Fly Away
Will the circle be unbroken
One day at a time
On the wings of a Dove
I can't even walk (without you holding my hand )
and a lot more..
Do a search on the web for George Jones or Merle Haggard or any of the older guys for there gospel music. You might even check bluegrassers. They all used to do gospel and it will have more of a country flavor to it...
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And don't forget to look at Elvis' contributions to gospel. Some of his turns on classic gospel tunes:
"Where Could I Go (But To The Lord)"
"Swing Down Sweet Chariot"
"Working On A Building"
"Peace In The Valley"
"Where No One Stands Alone"
"In The Garden"
"Amazing Grace"
"Why Me Lord"
"Only Believe"
Listening to E singing these tunes, backed by The Jordannaires, The Inspirations, or J. D. Sumner and The Stamps gives me shivers up my spine.
Elvis was a walking encyclopedia of gospel music. Besides, when he was younger, his ultimate goal was to be in a Southern gospel quartet!
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Originally Posted by Tim Bowen
For tune choice, why not go to the original sources? This stuff came originally from African-American slave "hollering", and found its way into Southern Baptist churches (get your hands on an old Southern Baptist Hymnal). Also, (seriously) go listen to some music in an old traditional black Baptist church, or if you're in a small, podunk town, perhaps a Caucasian Baptist church. Forget much of modern Christian music as a source, as it seems to me that U2 is more of an influence here (nuthin' wrong with that, just ain't "Gospel", as I hear it). Pardon the generalizations, I just call it as I hear it (I'm a white guy). Again, chord structure and voice leading is paramount. Early Elton John and Mahalia Jackson both sound like "Gospel Music" to me.
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Listen to Tim on this: He is as right as right can be, period! You have to be "in the know" to pull off old-time Southern gospel music correctly.
Joel