“The Great Shrine Concert” turns 60

2015-08-01T21:28:00-05:00August 1st, 2015|

When Art Rupe of Specialty Records recorded the July 22, 1955, gospel program at Los Angeles's Shrine Auditorium, he was making history. It would be the first multi-artist gospel program to be recorded, and one of the most significant aural examples of live gospel music during its golden age. Artists [...]