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.
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Roots & Hymnody
1700s–early 1800sKey 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–1940sKey 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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