Sacred music of the secular city : from blues to rap

Note: edited by Jon Michael Spencer. "A special issue of Black sacred music : a journal of theomusicology." Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-297) and index. The ethos of the blues / Larry Neal -- From black to blues / Dwight D. Andrews -- The blues as a secular religion / Rod Gruver -- The blues : a secular spiritual / James H. Cone -- The mythology of the blues / Jon Michael Spencer -- New world a'comin' : religious perspectives on the legacy of Duke Ellington / Mark Sumner Harvey -- Some memories of Duke Ellington's premier sacred jazz concert / Eloise McKinney-Johnson -- From the heart : a reflection on the essence of jazz / Mtumishi St. Julien -- Howling with the wolves : Paul Winter's earth jazz / Jay McDaniel -- On jazzology : a rapsody / J. Michael Jarrett -- (Cont.): Keep on pushing : the Impressions / William C. Turner, Jr. -- Keep on rollin' along : the Temptations and soul therapy / Nicholas Cooper- Lewter -- In memory of Marvin Gaye / Cornel West -- The Catholic imagination of Bruce Springsteen / Andrew M. Greeley -- Like a Catholic : Madonna's challenge to her church / Andrew M. Greeley -- Sex and suicide / Cornel West -- Tracy Chapman : Jedermann, prophet, or cultural narrator? / Thomas Poole -- Rap culture, the church, and American society / Michael Eric Dyson -- Rights and responsibilities : 2 Live Crew and rap's moral vision / Michael Eric Dyson -- On Afro-American popular music : from bebop to rap / Cornel West. Black sacred music. From blues to rap.

Keyword(s): Afro-Americans Music History and criticism.. Music United States Religious aspects.. Popular music United States Religious aspects.. Blues (Music). Jazz.. Soul music.. Rock music.. Rap (Music)

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