Homer Rodeheaver and the rise of the gospel music industry / Kevin Mungons & Douglas Yeo.

Author
Mungons, Kevin, 1963- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021]
Description
1 online resource (331 pages) : illustrations.

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Author
Series
Music in American life [More in this series]
Summary note
"Homer Rodeheaver merged evangelical hymns and African American spirituals with popular music to create a potent gospel style. Kevin Mungons and Douglas Yeo examine his enormous influence on gospel music against the backdrop of Christian music history and Rodeheaver's impact as a cultural and business figure. Rodeheaver rose to fame as the trombone-playing song leader for evangelist Billy Sunday. As revivalism declined after World War I, Rodeheaver leveraged his place in America's newborn celebrity culture to start the first gospel record label and launch a nationwide radio program. His groundbreaking combination of hymnal publishing and recording technology helped define the early Christian music industry. In his later years, he influenced figures like Billy Graham and witnessed the music's split into southern gospel and black gospel. Clear-eyed and revealing, Homer Rodeheaver and the Rise of the Gospel Music Industry is an overdue consideration of a pioneering figure in American music"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 28, 2021).
ISBN
  • 9780252052743 (electronic book)
  • 0252052749 (electronic book)
LCCN
2021006511
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