Enjoy another slice of heaven from a century of America’s music .  Deeper Roots features “That Gospel Sound” exploring the music of singing groups like the Fisk Jubilee Singers who joined a mounting number of performers who celebrated not only religion but tradition and heritage in their performances. We’ll also hear from the Dixie Jubilee Singers, Thomas Dorsey, Josh White, and some country gospel from Roy Acuff, The Carter Family, and others.

Post-slavery singing groups like the Fisk Jubilee Singers trained their voices to sing the cultured songs of European composers, but it was always “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “Ezekial Saw the Wheel” and the rest of the slave songs segment of the program that brought audiences to their feet. Our show will feature Fisk Jubilee Singers as well as Arizona Dranes, Thomas Dorsey, and the Dixie Jubilee Singers.