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Jerry Zolten

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Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State

Oak Grove Acapella Singers, a Gospel group of Chester County, Tennessee, being recorded while singing in the office of the preacher at the Oak Grove Church of Christ. Tennessee State Library and Archives

June 29, 2017

When gospel sermons came on the phonograph

Jerry Zolten, Penn State

Preachers played a key role in shaping gospel music.

Ma Rainey was one of Paramount Records’ most popular artists. JP Jazz Archive/Redferns

February 27, 2015

The forgotten voices of race records: Pullman Porters, the Rev TT Rose, and the ‘Man with a Clarinet’

Jerry Zolten, Penn State

In the 1920s, many black musicians were exploited by record companies, and faded into anonymity. Here are some of their stories.

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