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The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul

February 19, 2019

On Monday, Feb. 18, from 8 p.m. to midnight, The Current has a very special presentation, The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul.

Join recording artist and host CeCe Winans as she traces gospel's influence and how it informed artists from Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Al Green, all the way to Public Enemy, Patti LaBelle and Chance the Rapper.

Celebrate influential gospel performers like the Dixie Hummingbirds, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Mahalia Jackson while connecting the dots across generations and sounds.

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The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul - official program site

CeCe Winans - official site

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Irma Thomas is known as The Soul Queen of New Orleans — Irma Thomas performs during the Tribute to Mahalia Jackson during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course on May 4, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Aretha Franklin sings in the studio during during her early career at Columbia Records.
Frank Driggs Collection/Getty Images, via NPR

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The Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul

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