Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index This article is a supplemental part of the Music of the United States series. Roots music: before 1940 1940s and 50s 1960s and 70s 1980s to the present African-American music Native American music Latin, Tejano, Hawaiian, Cajun, Puerto Rican and other immigrants Utah has long been dominated culturally by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), though African American, Native American and other groups have also played an important role. Secular-oriented instruments and genres of music are not generally approved in the LDS Church, though it is not banned. Beginning in the 1960s, gospel music gained some success, and Mormons played an integral role in the development of Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) into the 1970s, as well as producing their own variety called Mormon pop. The Deseret String Band has gained some notoriety and performed across the world. They play a mixture of old-time music, Utah pioneer songs and Celtic music. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.