ROCK MY SOUL is a gospel song. Its title must not be construed in a verbatim manner, as it rather deals with touching one’s soul. The term “gospel” probably is a contraction of either “good spell” or “God spells”. During the period of slavery in America, the farm hands did not have much more than their soul and their belief in the Lord together with the hope for a better future. The songs therefore are mostly happy, quite contrary to the period misery predominating. ROCK MY SOUL by Dick Ravenal in the Explora Series combines the gospel song with elements of swing in order to express more clearly present-day zest for life and enthusiasm. The piece may be effectively performed together with a vocal / choir group (ad lib.).
eXplora Grade 1+
eXplora Disc 07