1.   At such rare moments, the gospel roots of the queen of soul took the musical reins.

2.   African-American artist get their due, including an entire hour each for Motown, rock artists with gospel roots and the masters of funk.

3.   Both groups fuse black gospel roots with smooth, modern rhythm and blues.

4.   James Brown learned from his gospel roots how to perfect the hypnotic call-and-response of funk.

5.   Although Presley rocked the world, he never let go of his gospel roots.