02656cam a2200361 i 4500 586137445 TxAuBib 20220912120000.0 220504s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022014261 9780063050983 HRD 40.00 0063050986 HRD 40.00 TxAuBib rda Wills, Cheryl, author. Isn't her grace amazing! [BOOK] : the women who changed gospel music / Cheryl Wills. Is not her grace amazing. First edition. New York, NY : Amistad 35, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] 225 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Some talented performers, like Sister Rosetta Tharpe have faded from history, while singers like Yolanda Adams are at the top of her game. During the twentieth century, Willie Mae Ford spent most of her life encouraging and uplifting Christians both in church and on stage and composed more than 100 Gospel songs, yet it was men like her co-writer, Thomas A. Dorsey, who received the accolades and fame. Many women in the Gospel music industry go unnoticed, unpaid, and under-appreciated for their contributions, yet it is these women who are often the bedrock for songwriting, arranging, directing, and developing singers. Cheryl Wills, the granddaughter of a Gospel singer, at last shines a spotlight on these spectacular women of song. The only book of its kind, Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! showcase the talents, gifts, and skills of women in the Gospel music industry. It celebrates these heroines, chronicles their journeys from the choir loft to the world’s largest stages, and reveals how they revolutionized this sacred music that is beloved worldwide. From the matriarchs of this movement to today’s chart-topping divas, Wills offers in-depth portraits of twenty-five amazing women of Gospel music—based on interviews and extensive research—behind-the-scenes stories of favorite gospel hits, and illuminates what makes each of them shine. Provided by publisher. 20220912. Gospel singers United States Biography. Women singers United States Biography. African American gospel singers Biography. African American women singers Biography. Biographies.