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The Lord's radio : gospel music broadcasting and the making of evangelical culture, 1920-1960 /

"This ethnographic history presents the era's major radio evangelists and songwriters in the own words, drawing on their writings and recordings, as well as songbooks, liner notes and "song story" anthologies of the period"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ward, Mark, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Subjects:
Gospel music > 20th century > History and criticism.
Gospel musicians > United States.
Radio in religion > United States > History > 20th century.
Radio broadcasting > United States > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Religious broadcasting > United States > Evangelicalism > History > 20th century.
Evangelistic work > United States > History > 20th century.
Evangelistic work.
Gospel music.
Gospel musicians.
Radio in religion.
Religious broadcasting > Christianity.
United States.
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The Twenties: Prophets and Pioneers
  • The Thirties: Preachers and Programs
  • The Forties: Crusades and Conventions
  • The Fifties: Words and Music
  • Other Notable Songwriters.