Hallelujah! It's gospel: Interest in schools, as well as churches, leads to boom in spiritual choirs

It's enough to make you sing "Oh Happy Day": gospel music is staging a Great British Comeback after its heyday in the 1980s. The music made popular worldwide by artists from Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin is again hitting the high notes. As choirs in schools, universities and local communities are belting out classics such as "Amazing Grace", gospel musicians report that they're in more demand than ever, with everyone from corporations to major music festivals eager for a little harmony and f...

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