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University Press of Kentucky

The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music

The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music

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" Winner of the 2004 ARSC Award for Best Research in Recorded Rock, Rhythm & Blues or Soul The Holy Profane explores the strong presence of religion in the secular music of twentieth-century African American artists as diverse as Rosetta Tharpe, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Tupac Shakur. Analyzing lyrics and the historical contexts which shaped those lyrics, Teresa L. Reed examines the link between West-African musical and religious culture and the way A

Author: Teresa L. Reed
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 11/01/2004
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.98h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780813122557

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