Sacred Melodies
Work
- Date of Production
- 1981
- Duration
- Run time: 0:30:56
- Creators
- Appalshop, Inc (is producer)
- Headwaters (is producer)
- Contributor
- Childress, Mary (is interviewee)
- Summary
- Gospel singing and interview, footage of town (name?); church service; interview with woman about her involvement with gospel singing group; footage of group practicing songs at home; singing at church followed by sermons (needs research); EXTRAS PSA by National Urban League; station i.d. for “Telecable 6”
- Description
- Portrait of the Evangelistic Chorolaires, an interdenominational black gospel group from the Big Stone Gap area of Southwest, VA. The group combines gospel music with a more traditional rural style. The show features four different soloists, six songs, and an interview with two of the members in the group.