Country Gospel
Timeline:最早1924年,1920s末开始发展,1950s开始流行,1980s开始衰落
上位:Traditional Country、 Gospel、Southern Gospel
下位:Bluegrass Gospel、Modern Country Gospel、Close Harmony
乡村福音音乐(Country Gospel)是一种融入福音音乐(Gospel)和声、主题等影响的传统乡村( Traditional Country)风格,可以追溯到乡村音乐诞生之初。The Carter Family是乡村音乐的开创者,也是乡村福音音乐的开创者。乡村福音音乐最初是其他传统乡村音乐流派的一个“附属物”,与当时流行的其他流派交织在一起,到30年代开始自成一体,然后向其他形式的乡村音乐( Honky Tonk等)转变,最终进入了乡村福音音乐的黄金时代。
20世纪40年代,随着蓝草音乐(Bluegrass)的兴起,一种融合了蓝草和福音的子流派“蓝草福音( Bluegrass Gospel)”也随之出现,The Stanley Brothers、Bill Monroe等是代表人物。
Carter Family - River of Jordan(Single)
Dock Walsh - Bathe in That Beautiful Pool(Single)
Eddie Head and Family - Lord I'm the True Vine(Single)
Alfred G. Karnes - Called to the Foreign Field(Single)
Bill Carlisle - The Heavenly Train(Single)
Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys - I Saw the Light(Single)
James and Martha Carson - I'll Fly Away(Single)
Brother Claude Ely - There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down(Single)
George Jones - Take the Devil Out of Me(Single)
Johnny Cash - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot(Single)
Dolly Parton - The Master's Hand(Single)【Modern Country Gospel】
Emmylou Harris - Where Could I Go But to the Lord(Single)【Modern Country Gospel】
Iris DeMent - Leaning on the Everlasting Arms(Single)【Modern Country Gospel】
Alan Jackson - I'll Fly Away(Single)【Modern Country Gospel】