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Author | : Russ Cheatham |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1604735910 |
Biography -- Music I messed up, Calvin Newton lamented, after wasting thirty years and doing time in both state and federal prisons for theft, counterfeiting, and drug violations. These were years of my life that I could have been singing gospel music. During his prime, he was super-handsome, athletic, and charged with sexual charisma that attracted women to him like flies to honey. Atop this abundance was his astounding voice, the voice of an angel. This book is his prodigal-son story. Audacious, Newton never turned down a dare, even if it meant climbing on the roof of a speeding car or wading into a freezing ocean. As a boy boxer, he was a Kentucky Golden Gloves champ who k.o.'ed his opponent in twenty-three seconds. By his late teens he had been recruited by the Blackwood Brothers, the number-one gospel quartet in the world. In his mid-twenties while he was singing Christian songs with the Oak Ridge Quartet, Newton's mighty talent and movie-star looks took him deep into hedonism--reckless driving, heavy romancing, and addictive pill popping. As 1950s rock 'n' roll began its invasion of gospel, he and two partners formed the Sons of Song, the first all-male gospel trio. Long before the pop sound claimed contemporary Christian music, the Sons of Song turned gospel upside down with histrionic harmony, high-styled tuxedos, and Hollywood verve. Their signature song, Wasted Years, foreshadowed Newton's punishing fall. This biography looks back at the destructive lifestyle that wrecked a sparkling career. When well into his sixties, Newton turned his life around and was able to confront his demons and discuss his prodigal days. He talked extensively with Russ Cheatham about his self- destruction and the great personal expense of his own bad-boy choices and late redemption. In this candid biography, one of gospel's all-stars discloses a messed-up life that vacillated between achievement and failure, fame and infamy, happiness and grief. Russ Cheatham is an associate professor and coordinator of the criminal justice program at Cumberland University. His work has been published in Bluegrass Unlimited and Music Row Magazine.
Author | : Anthony Heilbut |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 463 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 0879100346 |
Spotlights the careers of the gospel singers who have made a distinctive contribution to the world of music
Author | : Alan Young |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2012-09-29 |
Genre | : Gospel music |
ISBN | : 9781604737325 |
Creators and Context. Starting in the mid-1980s, a talented group of comics creators changed the American comic industry forever by introducing adult sensibilities and aesthetics into popular genres such as superhero comics and the newspaper strip. Frank Millers Batman The Dark Knight Returns 1986 and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbonss Watchmen 1987 in particular revolutionized the genre. During this same period, underground and alternative genres began to garner critical acclaim and media attention, as best represented by Art Spiegelmans Maus. The Rise of the American Comics Artist is an insightful volume surveying the
Author | : Sherman Andrus Sr. |
Publisher | : WestBow Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2021-04-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1664223290 |
Catch a glimplse into the life of the first African American known to break the “color barrier” of Gospel Music. His story is filled with challenge, triumph, loss and victory at a time when the United States was transitioning from segregation to integration. Share in the disappointment and success Sherman experienced while moving to the top of the Gospel Music industry, blazing the way for other African Americans and other young people to follow. Hear the heartbeat behind his songs. Be inspired as he shares how faithfully following God shaped his choices and decisions all along the way. Sherman Andrus shares his blessed and incredible run in life in Gospel music with compelling frankness and humor!
Author | : Russ Cheatham |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2010-03-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1628467444 |
“I messed up,” Calvin Newton lamented, after wasting thirty years and doing time in both state and federal prisons for theft, counterfeiting, and drug violations. “These were years of my life that I could have been singing gospel music.” During his prime, he was super-handsome, athletic, and charged with sexual charisma that attracted women to him like flies to honey. Atop this abundance was his astounding voice, “the voice of an angel.” This book is his prodigal-son story. Audacious, Newton never turned down a dare, even if it meant climbing on the roof of a speeding car or wading into a freezing ocean. As a boy boxer, he was a Kentucky Golden Gloves champ who k.o.’ed his opponent in twenty-three seconds. By his late teens he had been recruited by the Blackwood Brothers, the number-one gospel quartet in the world. In his mid-twenties while he was singing Christian songs with the Oak Ridge Quartet, Newton’s mighty talent and movie-star looks took him deep into hedonism--reckless driving, heavy romancing, and addictive pill popping. As 1950s rock ‘n’ roll began its invasion of gospel, he and two partners formed the Sons of Song, the first all-male gospel trio. Long before the pop sound claimed contemporary Christian music, the Sons of Song turned gospel upside down with histrionic harmony, high-styled tuxedos, and Hollywood verve. Their signature song, “Wasted Years,” foreshadowed Newton’s punishing fall. This biography looks back at the destructive lifestyle that wrecked a sparkling career. When well into his sixties, Newton turned his life around and was able to confront his demons and discuss his prodigal days. He talked extensively with Russ Cheatham about his self- destruction and the great personal expense of his own bad-boy choices and late redemption. In this candid biography, one of gospel’s all-stars discloses a messed-up life that vacillated between achievement and failure, fame and infamy, happiness and grief.
Author | : W. K. McNeil |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780415941792 |
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Don Cusic |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2012-09-25 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 1617036420 |
Saved by Song returns to print with its sweeping overview of the history of gospel music. Powerful and incisive, the book traces contemporary Christianity and Christian music to the sixteenth century and the Protestant Reformation after examining music in the Bible and early church. In America, gospel music has been divided between white and black gospel. Within these divisions are further divisions: southern gospel, contemporary Christian music, spirituals, and hymns. Don Cusic has provided background and insight into the developments of all these rich facets of gospel music. From the psalms of the early Puritans through the hymns of Isaac Watts and the social activism of the Wesleys, to the camp meeting songs of the Kentucky Revival, the spirituals that came from the slave culture, and the hymns from the great revival after the Civil War, gospel music advanced through the nineteenth century. The twentieth century brought the technologies of recordings and the electronic media to gospel music. Saved by Song is ultimately the definitive and complete history of a uniquely American art form. It is a must for anyone interested in the musical and spiritual life of a nation.
Author | : Adam Woog |
Publisher | : Greenhaven Publishing LLC |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2014-01-10 |
Genre | : Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1420511300 |
Gospel music and its encouraging messages have touched millions of people over time, and continues to be a vigorous and inspiring music today. This book discusses the roots of gospel music from its early beginnings in the grim days of slavery to contemporary gospel music. Author Adam Woog includes informative sidebars and numerous quotations from authoritative sources.
Author | : Don Cusic |
Publisher | : Popular Press |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780879724986 |
Don Cusic presents gospel music as part of the history of contemporary Christianity. From the psalms of the early Puritans through the hymns of Isaac Watts and the social activism of the Wesleys, gospel music was established in eighteenth-century America. With the camp meetings songs of the Kentucky Revival and the spirituals and hymns that stemmed from the Civil War and beyond, gospel music grew through the nineteenth century and expanded through new technologies in the twentieth century.
Author | : Bil Carpenter |
Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
Total Pages | : 532 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780879308414 |
The first true gospel music encyclopedia, Uncloudy Days explores the artists who profoundly influenced early rock 'n' roll and soul music and provided inspiration for millions of the faithful."--BOOK JACKET.