An American Style of  Music or Not? Look at our Southern Gospel  Website Packages for sale!   Southern Gospel is truly an American style of music. Many have debated the fact, due to the different influences. But truly by the definition of American being a melting pot of cultures, Southern Gospel is at the very center of the melting pot. A Featured Website!!          The one thing we all have in common is we believe in something, and we all have some kind of faith. When we combine different ways of singing about our faith, we a create connection that is stronger any other. To explain the roots of southern gospel, you have to look at all the influences. Some of these influences helped create the original quartet, and some have since impacted the genre. One of the biggest influences on Southern Gospel, is indeed it's roots in African-American music. The roots go back farther than the turn of the century, they extend to over 400 years ago. The "tribal African music" from over 400 years ago, were the first origins of Southern Gospel and even Gospel Music. No other culture is associated with Gospel Music more than the African culture. It "differed from "European and white American music in one major regard: secular music did not exist in African traditions. Besides sacred music, Europeans sang about love, war, and drinking, as well as the recent historical events of nearby villages, or far off countries. While many of these songs mentioned God in some manner, many still remained secular and popular among the village and country folk. WEBSITE IS UNDER                 Copyright © 2002 Southern Gospel WebPages.  All rights reserved. Revised: November 18, 2002             Site designed and maintained by Ciphertek Entertainment LLC. 931-823-3853