Singing in my Soul: Sacred Influences that shape secular singing.

About this episode

Cordaro Johnson discusses the influence of gospel music on R&B with his best friend Qiana McNary Licorish.

Gospel music is unmatched. So many genres has the influence of gospel music and you can hear it loud and clear. Today I talked to my best friend Qiana McNary Licorish about the importance of gospel music influence in R&B music. We also discussed how today, we can tell so many artist today do not have the influence of gospel music and how heavy this impacts the genre. Check out my besties group, The McNary Experience, on all social media platforms. On IG @themcnaryxp

People in this episode

Guest: Qiana McNary Licorish

Topics covered

• gospel music
• R&B
• music influence

Keywords

• sacred influences
• secular singing
• music genres

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The McNary Experience

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