The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. Second Printing. Octavo (22cm); purple cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 350, [2]pp; illus. Hint of sunning to spine, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped, with an $8.95 sticker over the original price; modest shelfwear, with rubbing to spine ends and a few stray creases; Very Good+.
A moving portrait of southern gospel singers, their music, and their way of life, featuring portraits of Mahalia Jackson, Sallie Martin, Thomas A. Dorsey, James Cleveland, Dorothy Love Coates, Sam Cooke, Bessie Griffin, Clara Ward, and the Dixie Hummingbirds, et al.
Price: $45.00