Deacon Randy Green, founder of the Silver Leaf Gospel Singers.
A Joyful Noise Story aired: Friday, April 01, 2005
Jubilee is a freer style of gospel music, usually sung a cappella. It evolved in the '30s when singers began mixing popular harmonies, syncopations, and even social commentary into the somber gospel hymns of the day.
Some of those old-time sounds are being kept alive by the Silver Leaf Gospel Singers of Roxbury, Massachusetts. The group was formed 60 years ago by Deacon Randy Green, who grew up singing in the hot cotton fields and churches of segregated Alabama.
Guests:
Here and Now's Lynn Menegon speaks with Deacon Randy Green.
