The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music

by Teresa L. Reed

Book Overview

" 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813122554
• ISBN13: 9780813122557
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 10.0"