NO – SYMPAIHY – FOR IHE DEVIL NO – SYMPAIHY – FOR IHE DEVIL Christian Pop Music and the Transformation of American Evangelicalism David W. Stowe university of north carolina press chapel hill © 2011 David W. Stowe All rights reserved. Designed by Courtney Leigh Baker and set in Futura, Bauhaus, and Whitman by Tseng Information Systems, Inc. Manufactured in the United States of America. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-i n-P ublication Data Stowe, David W. (David Ware) No sympathy for the devil : Christian pop music and the trans- formation of American evangelicalism / David W. Stowe.  p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-0-8078-3458-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Contemporary Christian music— United States—History and criticism. 2. Popular music—United States—Religious aspects. 3. Evangelicalism—United States. i. Title. Ml3187.5.s78 2011 781.71′064—dc22 2010041422 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1 For Malcolm Magee This page intentionally left blank Introduction 1 CONTENTS 1 Jesus on the Beach 11 2 Jesus on Broadway 34 3 Godstock 58 4 soul on christ 81 5 hollywood’s Gospel road 105 6 let’s Get Married 124 7 shock aBsorBers 142 8 year of the evanGelical 167 9 crises of confidence 190 10 last days 215 Epilogue 243 Acknowledgments 251 Notes 255 Bibliography 271 Index 285 This page intentionally left blank ILLUSTRATIONS Street Christian evangelizing in Southern California 15 Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber 41 Billy Preston with George Harrison and President Gerald Ford 55 Live recording of Explo ’72 61 On the Road with Andraé Crouch comic book 92 Al Green in 1974 129 Marvin Gaye in concert, 1975 140 Barry McGuire in Los Angeles, 1967 144 Bob Dylan and the Band in 1974 173 Andraé Crouch and the Disciples performing for President Jimmy Carter 193 Randy Stonehill, early 1970s 196 Children of the Day, early 1970s 199 For more images and video clips, go to http://nosympathyforthedevil.wikispaces.com.