How Sweet the Sound: Gospel in Los Angeles | Artbound | Season 10, Episode 4 | KCET

Gospel music would not be what it is today if not for the impact left by Los Angeles in the late 60’s and early 70’s, a time defined by political movements across the country. Artists like James Cleveland and Aretha Franklin captured live recordings of the church experience of South Central and the voices and sentiment of the people coming together to give birth to a new gospel sound and the election of LA’s first black mayor, Tom Bradley.


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