{"product_id":"homer-rodeheaver-and-the-rise-kevin-mungons-9780252085833","title":"Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry: Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom tent revivals to radio and records with a gospel music innovator \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Homer Rodeheaver merged evangelical hymns and African American spirituals with popular music to create a potent gospel style. Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo examine his enormous influence on gospel music against the backdrop of Christian music history and Rodeheaver's impact as a cultural and business figure. Rodeheaver rose to fame as the trombone-playing song leader for evangelist Billy Sunday. As revivalism declined after World War I, Rodeheaver leveraged his place in America's newborn celebrity culture to start the first gospel record label and launch a nationwide radio program. His groundbreaking combination of hymnal publishing and recording technology helped define the early Christian music industry. In his later years, he influenced figures like Billy Graham and witnessed the music's split into southern gospel and black gospel. \u003cp\u003eClear-eyed and revealing, \u003ci\u003eHomer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry\u003c\/i\u003e is an overdue consideration of a pioneering figure in American music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Mungons,Douglas Yeo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252085833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252085833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021 pg. 116","brand":"Kevin Mungons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064803864831,"sku":"9780252085833","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6366bf3e-55ce-4a3c-addb-5cda25ba86c1.jpg?v=1768671134","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homer-rodeheaver-and-the-rise-kevin-mungons-9780252085833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}