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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813190924
• ISBN13: 9780813190921
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher