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Jimmy Lee Swaggart was born on March 15, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana, [1] to fiddle player and Pentecostal preacher Willie Leon (known as "Sun" or "Son") Swaggart and Minnie Bell Herron, daughter of sharecropper William Herron. Swaggart's parents were related by marriage, as Son Swaggart's maternal uncle, Elmo Lewis, was married to Minnie ...
The title song, written by Neil Young, is a satire of then-sensational political scandals involving Oliver North, former presidential candidate Gary Hart and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, and was promoted with a filmed music video directed by Julien Temple that featured members of the band portraying exaggerated caricatures of North (Stills ...
The song "Hero" was an unlisted hidden bonus track on the original 1988 CD and cassette releases. The song "Miracle Man" was a pointed barb aimed at televangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Swaggart had long been critical of Osbourne's music and live performances, before he himself was involved in a 1988 prostitution scandal. [9]
The song is a satire of televangelism, released in a period when several televangelists such as Jimmy Swaggart, Robert Tilton and Jim Bakker were under investigation for promising financial success to their listeners, provided they sent money to them. The song reached No. 10 in Canada, No. 20 in the United Kingdom and No. 23 in the United States.
There Is a River, a 1972 album and title song written and performed by Jimmy Swaggart "There Is a River", a 1999 choral arrangement by Marty Parks "There Is a River", a 2006 choral arrangement of Psalm 46:4–6, 10, by Ellen Gilson Voth
The song is also heard in the movie, playing on the radio. The public downfall of his cousin, televangelist Jimmy Swaggart around the same time, resulted in more adverse publicity to a troubled family. Swaggart is also a piano player, as is another cousin, country music star Mickey Gilley. All three listened to the same music in their youth and ...
The official Hall of Fame said that the musician’s hit songs Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On and Great Balls Of Fire, had “served as a foundation of the sound and spirit of youth culture”.
1976: The Name of Jesus – Jimmy Swaggart (JIM Records); "He Was Nailed to the Cross for Me", "He Washed My Eyes with Tears" 1976: Only Jesus – Jimmy Swaggart (JIM Records) 1984: The Praise in Us: A Word Family Praise Album – various artists; "The Praise In Us" (Word Records)