The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813122557)

" 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
ISBN-10: 0813122554
ISBN-13: 9780813122557
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2004
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.98h x 5.50w x 0.70d