Religious music for less than devout


We have a thread " Jazz for someone who doesn’t like jazz. " In a similar vein perhaps "Religious music for the less than devout".

"people get ready" - Rod Stewart
"Amazing Grace" - Jessye Norman
2009 "Duets" - Five Blind Boys of Alabama, The - entire CD
1988 "Sweet Fellowship" - Acappella, the entire CD

In 1989 I was working in NJ, I may have been the only guy on the job who did not know he was working for the Irish Mafia. I would lend people the CD "Sweet Fellowship" and they were willing to pay for it but never return it:

"Here is $20 kid, go buy yourself another cuz youz can’t have mine back. Now don’t ever ask me again."


timothywright
I saw the above mention of Jerry Lee Lewis, so I looked him up.  Apparently he had a stroke in February 2019, and lost the use of his right hand.  
He wanted to do a gospel album after his brush with death, and it’s due for release I think, soon.  T Bone Burnett is producing, and when Lewis started playing the ivories, his hand came around.  Hopefully it’s one for the ages...

another artist who deserves a mention is Ashley Cleveland.  She started releasing music in the 90’s, and had some pretty good releases of gospel rock.

Look up Denomination Blues on YouTube.  
It’s off the CD God Don’t Never Change, which is a collection of really really old gospel songs that she rockified.
 And if you really want to rock out one time, look up I’m Not Made That Way.  

Elvis Complete Gospel Recordings.  Quite good sound and oh can he sing or did you already know that.
There was also "I Saw the Light" that my mom and I used to sing together.  I think it was Hank Williams.  I grew up with this stuff.  Lots of Master's family and the Browns.  Old school
If you're streaming on any of the services like 'Pandora' go to Contemporary Christian, Gospel Bluegrass or an artist like Michael W. Smith or Avalon. I don't like everything, but I consistently find 'thumbs up' songs that are interesting and well recorded.