Now, this is what I call gospel music. (Click on the above link to see the video and listen to the music).
"Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music that was derived from an 18th century church hymn. It was actually recorded by a gospel music group called the Edwin Hawkins Singers. This song went on to become an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 in the US and No. 2 in the UK pop charts. It has since become a gospel music standard.
Incidentally, the “gospel music” of nowadays is something else. It’s mostly a charade...more noise than inspiration with one guy playing “super-star” while the real choir is reduced to "nothing" and kept in the background. And the show-cased guy doesn’t even need to have a good-singing voice.
"Oh Happy Day" is a 1967 gospel music that was derived from an 18th century church hymn. It was actually recorded by a gospel music group called the Edwin Hawkins Singers. This song went on to become an international hit in 1969, reaching No. 4 in the US and No. 2 in the UK pop charts. It has since become a gospel music standard.
Incidentally, the “gospel music” of nowadays is something else. It’s mostly a charade...more noise than inspiration with one guy playing “super-star” while the real choir is reduced to "nothing" and kept in the background. And the show-cased guy doesn’t even need to have a good-singing voice.
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