tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post9130047467768964073..comments2024-03-01T11:17:49.152-07:00Comments on Religion in American History: Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire and BrimstonePaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-77980519474664283462009-04-17T08:25:00.000-06:002009-04-17T08:25:00.000-06:00Tom, Wish I could take that course. Would be very ...Tom, Wish I could take that course. Would be very fun. That's a great point about earlier controversies.<br /><br />In my Religion and Am Culture class I pair the Jerry Lee-Phillips audio clip with some videos of Jesus Freak stuff on the Katherine Kuhlman Show, circa 1971. Gets students to think a bit about how many evangelicals made their peace with the style of contemporary music, if not the content.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoV0p1zI4As<br /><br />I actually really "dig" the Beatlesque tune that Love Song plays.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-232430941096819322009-04-17T08:23:00.000-06:002009-04-17T08:23:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-79988887051988926042009-04-16T19:45:00.000-06:002009-04-16T19:45:00.000-06:00Great post! I have been teaching a class "Music o...Great post! I have been teaching a class "Music of Memphis Religions" here in Memphis this semester that looks at a lot of these issues. The class visits a different congregation each week to observe various musical styles, and this week we are headed to the Pentecostal congregation of the Full Gospel Tabernacle led by the Rev. Al Green.<br /><br />The religious controversies in the 1950s over the emergence of rock and roll, much of it here in the neighborhoods of Memphis, has an interesting parallel decades earlier. The emergence of the blues around the turn of the 20th century caused a similar upheaval in African American churches. In many ways, the concern about "the devil's music" was an old story by the time Elvis came on the scene (who, by the way, often snuck out of his Assemblies of God services to hear the music and preaching of the Rev. William Herbert Brewster, one of the most influential gospel composers of the era, at the East Trigg Baptist Church).Tom Bremer, Rhodes Collegenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-80036480878802610002009-04-16T11:39:00.000-06:002009-04-16T11:39:00.000-06:00In my previous job, I did a little research on Bro...In my previous job, I did a little research on Brother Claude Ely, a traveling Holiness preacher and musician, who is said to have been a personal fave of Elvis's mama. Check out some of his rollicking tunes, here:<br /><br />http://www.claudeely.net/photos.htmlBland Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802989746004923085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-82224910690172178592009-04-16T11:00:00.000-06:002009-04-16T11:00:00.000-06:00Thanks for a fantastic blog. Finally, somebody is ...Thanks for a fantastic blog. Finally, somebody is talking about what I perceive as one of the most important connections between religion and American popular culture: the Pentecostal/Baptist roots of the so-called "million dollar quartet" of Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins. <br /><br />In the several iterations of my religion and popular culture course, I've assigned the Tucker article, as well as Craig Mosher's piece on Pentecostalism and popular music and James Goff's work on Elvis Presley.<br /><br />I'm not a music historian or a historian of American religion (I'm a sociologist), but I think much more needs to be done on this topic.John Schmalzbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721182948295833977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-54238967927367535452009-04-15T05:52:00.000-06:002009-04-15T05:52:00.000-06:00His hair would go well with an acid washed duster,...His hair would go well with an acid washed duster, a swatch watch, and a bolo tie.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-89809803619552951502009-04-15T05:17:00.000-06:002009-04-15T05:17:00.000-06:00Outstanding! The Hell's Bells clip is brilliant. C...Outstanding! The Hell's Bells clip is brilliant. Could the host's mullet and pencil thin mustache be any more glorious? Of course, it would appear as if he was using elements of American cool (80s style) to combat the music of American cool. Becoming the enemy to defeat the enemy?Art Remillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857242536492717015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-42175724812043670452009-04-15T05:15:00.000-06:002009-04-15T05:15:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Art Remillardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857242536492717015noreply@blogger.com