Elvis Presley

‘How Great Thou Art’ gets new ending on 75th anniversary of famed English translation

By Adelle M. Banks — March 1, 2024
(RNS) — ‘When we approached all the people to be part of it, we had a lot of green lights very quickly,’ singer Matt Redman said of participating recording artists.

Christmas isn’t always holly jolly – even some of its best-loved songs are bittersweet

By David W. Stowe — December 24, 2022
(The Conversation) — Songs of the season – sacred and secular music alike – sometimes acknowledge that Christmas isn’t all joy.

40 years after his death, Elvis Presley’s trilogy of baptisms enhances his immortality

By guest — August 10, 2017
(USA Today) — Multiple baptisms aren't uncommon in the American South, where beliefs and practices vary widely, even within various Christian denominations.

The gospel roots of the ‘Godmother of rock ‘n’ roll’

By Daniel Burke — February 19, 2013
(RNS) Before Elvis and Chuck Berry and Johnny Cash. Before Aretha and Whitney and Beyonce. Before the blues met gospel and conceived rock 'n’ roll, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
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