Preaching on wax : the phonograph and the shaping of modern African American religion / Lerone A. Martin.

"From 1925 to 1941, approximately one hundred African American clergymen teamed up with leading record labels such as Columbia, Paramount, Victor-RCA to record and sell their sermons on wax. While white clerics of the era, such as Aimee Semple McPherson and Charles Fuller, became religious entrepren...

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Main Author:	Martin, Lerone A.
Language:	English
Published:	New York : NYU Press, 2014.
Subjects:	African Americans > Religion. Phonograph. Radio broadcasting > Religious aspects. RELIGION / General. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. PERFORMING ARTS / Radio / History & Criticism.
Physical Description:	xvii, 241 pages : illustrations.
Format:	Book