Quick Facts
From the show
Baylor's Robert Darden plays recordings from the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project - two-minute weekly windows into the Golden Age of Gospel.
Episodes
Latest Episode
October 18, 2026 · 3m
For Halloween, a spooky old jubilee number by the Gospeleers – “Devil Gonna Get You.”
More Episodes
Oct 11, 2026 · 3m
Sister Ernestine Washington’s recording of “Somebody Touched Me” with the Washington Temple Camp Meeting Choir shows us just why she was called the COGIC “Songbird of the East.”
Oct 4, 2026 · 2m
The Bishop Lawson Radio Choir, directed by Prof. Clinton Utterbach, recorded some powerful gospel music in the 1950s, including this rendition of “God Put a Rainbow in the Sky,” featuring James Lowe.
Sep 27, 2026 · 3m
Reba Jones takes the old gospel tune “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” and turns it into a breathless, double-timed rave up vamp!
Sep 20, 2026 · 3m
With ferocious songs like “God Can (Never Underestimate),” you’ll wonder by Tommie Ligons and the Mighty Sons of Glory weren’t bigger gospel music stars!
Sep 15, 2026 · 3m
The Stars of Virginia’s “All These Things to Me” is a joyous romp – the fitting legacy of a great group that disappeared too soon.
Sep 15, 2026 · 3m
Teddy Huffman and the Gems were the only all-Black gospel group to rule the Southern Gospel music circuit with hit songs like “Gone.”
Aug 30, 2026 · 3m
The incredibly obscure Mighty Southern Echoes of Washington D.C. have become a favorite of rare gospel vinyl collectors with songs like “God is Still on the Throne.”
Aug 23, 2026 · 3m
Lillie Jenkins’ “Get Right Church” is a killer gospel vamp, driven by Jenkins’ confident, brassy vocals.
Aug 16, 2026 · 3m
Despite muddy production, the Gospel Commanders’ soulful, chaotic “Walk Right, Feel Right” is an exciting 2-minute slice of Southern soul gospel.