Gospel

Technically, this includes CCM (Contemporary Christian Music), not that I ny e any inclination to listen to any. Artists who made their maewhere there tend to be listed there, which includes almost all country singers who have dabbled in gospel (even Doyle Lawson and the Louvin Brothers, who more than dabbled), as well as Sam Cooke, Wynona Carr, Al Green, Philip Bailey, and others.

Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir [1960– ]

• Shakin' the Rafters [1960, Columbia], B+

Rance Allen

• Stax Profiles [1971–78, Stax], B+(**)

E.C. Ball

• E.C. Ball with Orna Ball [1972, Rounder], B

Tyrone Birkett (1959– )

• w/Paula Ralph-Birkett: In the Fullness of Time [2006, Convergence], C+
• Postmodern Spirituals: The Promised Land [2013, Araminta Music], B+(**)

The Blind Boys of Alabama

• Spirit of the Century [2001, RealWorld], B+
• Atom Bomb [2005, RealWorld], B–
• I'll Find a Way [2013, Masterworks], B

Alex Bradford (1926–78)

• Rainbow in the Sky [1954–58, Specialty], B+(***)

Bushwick Gospel Singers

• Songs of Worship Vol. 2 [2014, The Church of Universal Knowing], B+(***)

The Campbell Brothers [1997– ]

• w/Katie Jackson: Pass Me Not [Sacred Steel Guitars – Vol. 2] [1997, Arhoolie], B+(**)
• Can You Feel It? [2005, Ropeadope], A–

Wylie Champion (1946–2021)

• Pastor Champion: I Just Want to Be a Good Man [2018, Luaka Bop], A–

Dorothy Love Coates (1930–2002)

• The Best of Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes [(1991), Specialty], B

Come Sunday

• Crosscurrents [2011, self-released], B–

Dedicated Men of Zion

• The Devil Don't Like It [2022, Bible & Tire], B+(***)

The Dixie Hummingbirds

• Diamond Jubilation: 75th Anniversary [2003, Treasure/Rounder], B+

Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993)

• Come on Mama Do That Dance 1928–1932 [1928–32, Yazoo], A–
• Precious Lord: The Great Gospel Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey [1973, Columbia], A

Phil Driscoll (1947– )

• Drops of Praise [2006, Jordan/Koch], B

The Five Blind Boys of Alabama [1937– ]

• Deep River [1992, Elektra/Nonesuch], B+
• Down in New Orleans [2008, Time Life], B+(**)

Kirk Franklin

• Kirk Franklin and the Family [1993, Gospo Centric], C+

Reverend J.M. Gates (1885–1941)

• Are You Bound for Heaven or Hell? The Best of Reverend J.M. Gates [1926–31, Columbia/Legacy], C–

The Golden Gate Quartet [1937– ]

• Travelin' Shoes [1937–39, RCA/Bluebird], B+(***)
• Swing Down, Chariot [(1991), Columbia/Legacy], B+

Amy Grant (1960– )

• Heart in Motion [1991, A&M], B

Fred Hammond (1960– )

• The Essential Fred Hammond [1991–2004, Verity/Legacy, 2CD], C+

Reverend Charlie Jackson (1932–2006)

• God's Got It: The Legendary Booker and Jackson Singles [1970–78, CaseQuarter], A–

Mahalia Jackson (1911–72)

• The Essential Mahalia Jackson [1955–67, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B+
• The Best of Mahalia Jackson [(1995), Columbia/Legacy], B+

T.D. Jakes (1957– )

• Praise & Worship [1978–98, Verity/Legacy], B+(**)

Jars of Clay [1994– ]

• The Essential Jars of Clay [1995–2006, Essential/Legacy, 2 CD], C+

Bessie Jones (1902–84)

• Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers: Get in Union [1959–66, Global Jukebox], B+(**)

John P. Kee (1962– )

• The Essential John P. Kee [1991–2000, Verity/Legacy, 2CD], B–

Ben Bowen King

• Sidewalk Saints: Roots Gospel Guitar [2007, Talking Taco Music], B+(***)

Donnie McClurkin (1961– )

• The Essential Donnie McClurkin [2000–2005, Verity/Legacy, 2 CD], B–

Liz McComb

• The Spirit of New Orleans [2001, GVE/Sunnyside], A–

The Mighty Clouds of Joy [1959– ]

• It's Time [1974, ABC/Dunhill], B+(***)
• The Best of the Mighty Clouds of Joy Volume 2 [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [2005–2010, Motown Gospel], B

Isaiah Owens

• You Without Sin Cast the First Stone [1998–2001, CaseQuarter], C+

Parchman Prison Prayer

• Some Mississippi Sunday Morning [2023, Glitterbeat], B+(**)

Washington Phillips (1880–1954)

• The Key to the Kingdom [1927–29, Yazoo], B+

Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou

• Rev. Sekou: In Times Like These [2017, Zent], B–

Shakers n' Bakers

• YfZ (Yearning for Zion) [2008, Little (i) Music], B+(**)

The Soul Stirrers

• w/R.H. Harris: Shine on Me [1950, Specialty], A–
• w/Sam Cooke, Paul Foster, Julius Cheeks: Jesus Gave Me Water [1951–55, Specialty], B+(**)

The Spiritualaires of Hurtsboro, Alabama

• Singing Songs of Praise [2004–2005, CaseQuarter], B+(*)

Pops Staples (1914–2000)

• Don't Lose This [1999, dBpm], B+(**)

The Staple Singers [1955– ]

• The Best of the Vee-Jay Years [1956–61, Shout! Factory], B
• Freedom Highway Complete: Recorded Live at Chicago's New Nazareth Church [1965, Epic/Legacy], B+(*)
• Freedom Highway [1965–67, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Stax Profiles [1969–73, Stax], A–

Swan Silvertones [1938– ]

• Love Lifted Me / My Rock [1952–53, Specialty], A–
• Swan Silvertones / Singin' in My Soul [1956–60, Vee-Jay], A–
• Amen Amen Amen: The Essential Collection [1952–63, Rockbeat/Archive Alive], A–
• Get Your Soul Right [1956–65, New Cross], A–

Take 6 [1988– ]

• One [2012, Shanachie], C+

Rosetta Tharpe (1915–73)

• The Swinging Gospel Queen 1939–1947 [1939–47, Blues Collection], A–
• Live in 1960 [1960, ORG Music], B+(**)
• Sister on Tour [1961, Verve], B+(***)

Trin-I-Tee 5:7

• Holla: The Best of Trin-I-Tee 5:7 [1998–2002, Gospo Centric/Legacy], B

Hezekiah Walker (1962– )

• The Essential Hezekiah Walker [1992–2005, Verity/Legacy, 2CD], C

Marion Williams (1927–94)

• The Gospel Soul of Marion Williams [1973–91, Shanachie], B+
• Remember Me [1968–92, Shanachie], B+

Vickie Winans (1953– )

• Praise and Worship [2003–2006, Verity/Legacy], B–

Various Artists

• Celebrate! Songs of Praise [1994–2006, Columbia/Legacy], B
• Celebrate! Songs of Worship [1994–2006, Columbia/Legacy], B
• Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music, Volume 1 (1920–1955) [1920–55, Dualtone], B+
• Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal [1968–81, The Numero Group], B+(**)
• Gospel at Colonus [1984, Warner Brothers], B
• Gospel Music [1937–77, Hyena], B+(*)
• Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan [2003, Columbia], C+
• Greatest Gospel Gems [1991, Specialty], B+
• Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul: A Higher Power: Gospel, Funk and Soul at the Crossroads 1971–83 [1971–83, Soul Jazz], B+(*)
• Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 2: More Black Gospel [1937–82, Rhino], B+
• Jubilation! Great Gospel Performances, Vol. 3: Country Gospel [(1992), Rhino], A
• Negro Religious Field Recordings: From Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee (1934–1942): Vol. 1 [1934–42, Document], A–
• Over in Glory: Favorites from Classic Gospel Groups [(1998), MCA], B+
• Sacred Soul of North Carolina [2020, Bible & Tire], A–
• Shout, Sister, Shout! A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe [2003, MC Records], B+
• Something Got a Hold of Me: A Treasury of Sacred Music [(1990), RCA], A–
• Train Don't Leave Me: Recorded Live at the 1st Annual Sacred Steel Convention [2000, Arhoolie], B+(**)
• The Very Best of Praise & Worship Volume 2 [1996–2006, Verity/Legacy], B–
• Wade in the Water, Vol. II: African American Congregational Singing: Nineteenth-Century Roots [1989–92, Smithsonian/Folkways], B
• Wade in the Water, Vol. III: African American Gospel: The Pioneering Composers [1992, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
• Wade in the Water, Vol. IV: African American Community Gospel [1992–93, Smithsonian/Folkways], B–
• World Spirituality Classics 2: The Time for Peace Is Now [1970, Luaka Bop], B+(***)