Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash’s gospel versus the temptations of nationalism
By Richard Beck — January 10, 2020
(RNS) — Cash was an outspoken patriot, and his patriotism made the gospel messages found in his music vulnerable to distortion.
Why Americans have long been fascinated by gunfighting preachers
By Steve Pinkerton — July 3, 2018
(The Conversation) — There is a long line of well-armed American preachers -- both real and fictional -- in U.S. history and culture, confirming perhaps the view that true justice cannot be enforced by institutions alone.
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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