How They Got Over celebrates the gospel performers who helped usher in the rock 'n' roll revolution. Beginning in the 1920s, Black singers across the country took to the road as the new technology of radio and records made it possible to reach wide audiences. Intense competition brought new ways to entertain: with guitars, then full bands, then with theatrics that would inspire a new generation.
How They Got Over celebrates the gospel performers who helped usher in the rock 'n' roll revolution. Beginning in the 1920s, Black singers across the country took to the road as the new technology of radio and records made it possible to reach wide audiences. Intense competition brought new ways to entertain: with guitars, then full bands, then with theatrics that would inspire a new generation.
