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Article Title:	Gospel Roots
Author of reported comment:	Joe Happy-Pork Chop
Comment Date:	10:05 on Sep 20 2015
Comment:	I am one of the foremost collectors of the prewar "sermons with singing" on 78 rpm records. Rev. J. M. Gates is just one of a group of very fascinating African-American preachers recorded in the late 1920s; Rev. Gates, Nix, McGee, Mosley, Campbell, and a few others sum up lessons about morality and death in many cases in just under 3 minutes. They all have distinct voices, moods, and cadencws which bring to these discs an urgency and vitality not always found in recordings from this era. It is strange and curious there isn't more interest among my fellow 78 collectors, as these discs can often be obtained for under $50. I strongly believe in the years to come, these early sermons will become as precious and valued treasures as prewar blues and jazz has become in teaching the history of not only African-American people but of early recorded music. Joe Happy-Pork Chop Wood joeawood@att.net

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