tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post9200035357109015945..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Rock around the PewPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-87408258471007036112011-06-23T08:34:27.074-06:002011-06-23T08:34:27.074-06:00We screened the Larry Norman doc at the Florida St...We screened the Larry Norman doc at the Florida State Graduate Religion Symposium two years ago. It's not a bad documentary, but its narrative emphasis shifts relatively early into the business decisions behind the creation and demise of Solid Rock Records, and the legal/economic wrangling that led to Norman's late-life requests for fans' financial support, etc. Which is to say that less time is spent on the emergence of Jesus music in the 70s, etc. Certainly worth watching if you haven't given it a look, though.amwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934751512474024291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-57945076792488887962011-06-23T07:44:12.972-06:002011-06-23T07:44:12.972-06:00There's also James Goff's Close Harmony: A...There's also James Goff's Close Harmony: A History of Southern Gospel Music--good text for overview of the genre's development from a historical perspective (not so much from a musicological/sonic perspective). <br /><br />C.R. Wilson had a great piece in Southern Cultures several years ago called something like "Just a Little Talk With Jesus": Elvis Presley, Religious Music, and Southern Spirituality. <br /><br />Also, Peter Guralnick's bio set on Elvis delves a bit into the whole Pentecostalism thing.Carrie Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-2091078021277231942011-06-22T17:23:45.024-06:002011-06-22T17:23:45.024-06:00Randall: Glad you are working on this topic. I rev...Randall: Glad you are working on this topic. I review some of this literature in my "Popular Culture" chapter in the Blackwell Companion to American Religion (edited by Philip Goff): http://books.google.com/books?id=ZohdcPSo3LsC&pg=PA254&dq=Schmalzbauer+%22Popular+Culture%22+%22Wally+Fowler%22&hl=en&ei=RnkCTv7UOYGztwf5yOSaDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Schmalzbauer%20%22Popular%20Culture%22%20%22Wally%20Fowler%22&f=falseJohn Schmalzbauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721182948295833977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-45455902569384807212011-06-22T13:24:21.287-06:002011-06-22T13:24:21.287-06:00Thanks for those suggestions. I've only seen ...Thanks for those suggestions. I've only seen the Lonnie Frisbee doc. Need to check out the Larry Norman one. Have emailed a little back and fourth with Harrison. Sounds like his will be a great book.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-40916933737204682992011-06-22T12:31:19.135-06:002011-06-22T12:31:19.135-06:00Fuller Seminary has a Jesus People Collection that...Fuller Seminary has a Jesus People Collection that might be of interest: http://www.fuller.edu/news-and-events/news/hubbard-library-announces-jesus-people-collection-april-2010.aspx<br /><br />There's also the documentary about Larry Norman. I haven't seen it, so can't say whether or not it's any good, but it's worth checking out. See: <br />http://www.fallenangeldoc.com/Hildenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-34205406826469025682011-06-22T12:08:42.797-06:002011-06-22T12:08:42.797-06:00Hey Randall, at the conference in Indy just passed...Hey Randall, at the conference in Indy just passed I met Douglas Harrison, whose work is great on things related to this subject, see "Why Southern Gospel Matters," Religion and American Culture 18 (2008): 27-58. He also writes about the Gaithers and has other pieces of interest, listed at http://www.fgcu.edu/CAS/911.aspPaul Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.com