Instrumental Life — Canada Timeline
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The Ocean of Gospel Music • Canada

Living Gospel Timeline

Five eras. One living catalog. Listen, study, restore metadata, and contribute new recordings — uploads require an account to protect the archive.

1700s
1920s
1930s
1970s
2000s
Today

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Roots & Hymnody

1700s–early 1800s

Key Sound

English hymns, camp meetings, shape-note singing

Harmonic Foundation

Major currents

Psalms & Hymns
Camp meeting spirituals
Shape-note folk hymnody
Example: “Amazing Grace”
John Newton • 1779

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Amazing Grace (Hymn)
Era 1 • 1779
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Birth of Gospel

1920s–1940s

Key Sound

Blues, jazz, sanctified rhythms; early recording era

Example: “Take My Hand, Precious Lord”
Thomas A. Dorsey • 1932

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Peak Era

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Contemporary

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Modern Fusion

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