More than 70 ministers, gospel singers, politicians and community members gathered in the backyard of the former Pilgrim Baptist Church on Thursday, outside the limestone walls of the historic ...

Bishop Rance Allen, an acclaimed singer and highly influential figure in the modern gospel music genre, died on Oct. 31. He was 71. “While recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica ...

Chicagoan Lou Della Evans Reid was a pioneer in the modern gospel music scene. In addition to being a church and choir leader, she also fought for civil rights. Reset hears her life story.

Andrae Crouch, often described as the “father of modern gospel music,” died Thursday in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack last week, according to news reports. Crouch has been hospitalized in ...

Some of Gospel music’s biggest stars are heading to the Bay Area to pay tribute to one of the genre’s true legends — Oakland native Edwin Hawkins — who died at his Pleasanton home in January at the ...