The gospel music genre, which has a long history and a meaningful theme, has been influenced by many outstanding male singers in America. These singers are not only great vocalists but also people with strong religious beliefs and spiritual feelings that help many people. This article aims at identifying the most popular male gospel artists in America.
Israel Houghton
Israel Houghton is a great worship leader and singer with his contemporary Christian style incorporating gospel, jazz and rock among other categories. He started his career in the mid-1990s and has produced a number of albums with his musical group Israel & New Breed. Houghton, his music is filled with energetic worship and his lyrics have seen him win several Grammy Awards and Dove Awards.
Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin is perhaps one of the most renowned gospel artists, famous for the changes he brought by incorporating hip-hop, R&B, and contemporary Christian music. Becoming popular in the early 1990’s, Franklin has done high-energy shows and sings songs that most Americans can relate to. His group The Family released a number of influential albums and Paul has remained as active with other groups and as a solo artist. Franklin greatly influenced Christian music and received several Grammy Awards and appreciation.
Carlton Pearson
Carlton Pearson, who was once an evangelist found himself in the limelight after embracing a certain theology known as “The Gospel of Inclusion” which teaches that everybody is already saved through Christ. Pearson did lose much of his audience and received a lot of criticism, however, he is still considered a prominent icon of the genre. He is still remembered for his earlier works with the Azusa conferences and the albums involved as full of passionate worship and spiritual richness.
Jeremy Camp
Jeremy Camp is one of the popular artists in modern Christian music with worship-oriented songs and a post-grunge style. The tragic death of Camp’s first wife to cancer greatly impacted his music, and through this sadness, his songs promote hope, faith and endurance. Despite the numerous albums and awards that he produced, Camp remained as one of the most influential artists in Christian music.
Randy Travis
One of the most acclaimed country singers, Randy Travis, has also contributed to the Christian music genre. His deep bass voice and emotional performance have made gospel themes predominant in his songs. Such albums as “Inspirational Journey” and “Worship & Faith” demonstrate Travis’s predisposition to combining traditional country with gospel, which was met with success both in genres.
Fred Hammond
Fred Hammond is another highly talented singer, bassist, and producer who sings with vigor and has popularized contemporary Christian music. He started with a gospel group called Commissioned and later formed Radical for Christ. Hammond’s music contains aspects of R&B and funk and has received many awards and accolades, and his fan base is growing.
Josh Turner
There is another artist, Josh Turner whose songs are imbued with elements of country and gospel music, and he has a very powerful deep voice that adds an air of earnestness to the songs. He has recorded a gospel album entitled ‘I Serve a Savior’ that includes conventional Christian hymns and new compositions inspired by his faith. These are the abilities that have made Turner a favorite to many fans, regardless of the type of music they enjoy.
Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith, in his over thirty-year career, remains one of the most important artists in the Christian music genre today. Vocally acknowledged for worship songs and pop Christian music, Smith is also a writer and actor. His albums received multiple Grammy and Dove Awards while songs are sung in worship services across the globe.
Nathaniel Rateliff
Nathaniel Rateliff is the main artist from the Night Sweats and has even explored the Christian genre at some point. His natural and evocative vocal style is best captured in his Christian songs which he sings with so much passion. As is the case with a few other artists on this list, Rateliff is not very closely linked to the gospel, however, his work in the genre is powerful and sincere.
BeBe Winans
The brother to CeCe Winans, BeBe Winans is one of the famous Winans family and has also had a successful career on his own. One of the well-known artists for his silk voice and emotional lyrics, Winans has enriched both gospel and R&B genres. His albums are significantly based on love, faith and redemption issues which are well appreciated by most of the listeners.
Jonathan McReynolds
Jonathan has continued to make a name for himself through his hymns, characterized by an upbeat tempo and thought-provoking lyrics. Many of his songs are about his experiences and his attempts at finding a better life, which will be interesting to anyone. Incorporating secular elements into music has made McReynolds a darling of critics, and people are quickly warming up to his innovations.
Marvin Sapp
Marvin Sapp, who used to be in the Commissioned band, has had great success in his solo career as a singer. Sapp has risen to fame largely due to his voice and impressive ability to convey the message of his songs that mostly delivers a message of hope and faith. His song “Never Would Have Made It” reached across the charts and giving him a permanent stand in the music industry.
Travis Greene
Travis Greene is among the current generation of gospel artists who are famous for their danceable tunes. He is famous for gospel, rock and soul styles and has received tremendous recognition as well as many accolades. The stories which accompany his music such as Greene surviving a fall from a four-story building at a young age give his music an emotional touch.
Conclusion
The America gospel music genre therefore has a diverse
background that can be seen through the work of these gifted male talents.
Hailing from different backgrounds, each American male gospel singers
contributes their own traditional or modern approach to hymns or music, or a
blend of both genres. Altogether, their creations contribute not only to the
development of the subgenre but also give hope and joy to people around the
world.
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