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Gospel music and the blues share a unique relationship, reflecting two sides of the same coin, some have said, the blues and the spirituals flow from the same bedrock of experience, and neither is an adequate interpretation of black life without the other. Spirituals and hymns preceded gospel, a genre that evolved through the work of Thomas A. Dorsey, a former blues singer and composer often called the father of gospel music, and others. The influence between religious music and blues has long been mutual. While both genres have their own distinct characteristics, by simply changing a few words in the lyrics, many gospel songs have been transformed into blues or soul songs, and vice versa.
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