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IN PRACTICALLY every biography written about today's soul singers, mention is made of how he or she began singing in church; so much so that there is hardly one artist who didn't start by being a member of their local church choir.
Few vocalists stay in the gospel field – it simply doesn't pay – and they leave for the more lucrative r&b and pop markets. However, the importance of gospel music should never be overlooked (although it frequently is) since it is the foundation for soul and r&b ... |