Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bertsche@llnl.gov (Kirk Bertsche) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: "Christian" Rock Message-ID: Date: 14 May 91 07:35:35 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lines: 16 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article srh@cblph.att.com (Steven R Houser) writes: > Another tidbit that has some bearing on this discussion: I heard that many > of the melodies of Charles Wesley's hymns were borrowed from old tavern > songs. Can anyone confirm or refute this? I've never heard this about Wesley. It is commonly claimed about Martin Luther, though. I believe this claim was popularized by Larry Norman (he mentioned it in the jacket of one of his early albums). I haven't checked up on Larry Norman, but he probably knows what he's talking about. Kirk Bertsche (bertsche@llnl.gov) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808 L-397 Livermore, CA 94551-0808