"Lord, Have Mercy on My Soul": Sin, Salvation, and Southern Rock
2003; University of North Carolina Press; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/scu.2003.0044
ISSN1534-1488
Autores Tópico(s)Mormonism, Religion, and History
ResumoIn 1971 the five-member rock-and-roll group Black Oak Arkansas released their debut album. The songs on the record illuminated themes addressed by Black Oak and the larger "southern rock movement." Most southern rock lyrics glorified such stereotypically male values as fighting, gambling, and sexual conquests. Two other songs, "The Hills of Arkansas" and "When Electricity Came to Arkansas," revealed a love of state and region that also permeated southern rock lyrics. Yet the most lyrically intriguing song on Black Oak Arkansas was titled "Lord Have Mercy on My Soul."
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