Airs Friday, October 4, 2019, at 9 p.m. Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul is a special four-part weekly radio show celebrating Black gospel music's profound and under acknowledged influence on early rock and soul music. Hosted by Grammy award-winning gospel singer Cece Winans, and produced by WXPN, Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul. This limited-run series is the culmination of a 15-month period of live events in Philadelphia with gospel legends The Fairfield Four, The Dixie Hummingbirds, the Fisk Jubilee Singers and numerous interviews with musicians, historians and scholars. Each hour of Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul will illustrate the influence of gospel on secular music, celebrating the roots of black gospel and its impact on major artists.
Caravan: Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul PT 1
