Trains, Jesus, and murder : the Gospel according to Johnny Cash / Richard Beck.
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Beck, Richard Allan, 1967- (författare)
- ISBN 9781506433769
- Publicerad: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
- Engelska 150 s.
Innehållsförteckning
Sammanfattning
Ämnesord
Stäng
- Introduction : Trains, Jesus, and murder -- Part 1 : Family and faith. I am bound for the promised land ; I walk the line -- Part 2 : Sinners and solidarity. The man in black ; Folsom Prison blues ; Greystone Chapel ; San Quentin ; The ballad of Ira Hayes ; Give my love to Rose ; The legend of John Henry's hammer ; Sunday mornin' coming down -- Part 3 : Nation and nostalgia. Ragged old flag ; Drive on -- Part 4 : Suffering and salvation. Delia's gone ; Hurt ; The man comes around -- Epilogue : The gospel road.
- "Cash sang about and for people on the margins. He famously played concerts in prisons, where he sang both murder ballads and gospel tunes in the same set. It's this juxtaposition between light and dark, writes Richard Beck, that makes Cash one of the most authentic theologians in memory. In reflecting of Cash's lyrics, and the passion with which he sang them, we gain a deeper understanding of the enduring faith of the Man in Black"--Back cover
Ämnesord
- Countrymusiker (sao)
- Country music -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. (LCSH)
- Country musicians (LCSH)
Genre
- Biografier (saogf)
Personnamn
- Cash, Johnny, 1932-2003 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Cash, Johnny, 1932-2003 -- Religion
Indexterm och SAB-rubrik
- Ijz Musik: särskilda tonkonstnärer
Klassifikation
- 782.4216 (DDC)
- Ijz Cash, Johnny (kssb/8)
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