Born from the pain, joy, and raw truth of Black life in the Deep South, the blues gave voice to what the church often couldn’t touch desire, heartbreak, defiance, and survival.
While gospel promised heaven, the blues told the truth about life on Earth. This clash shook the Black community, especially as sacred and secular worlds collided in juke joints and church pews. But beneath the controversy was a sound that shaped American music forever.
But was it really evil?
Join us for the untold history of the Devil’s music.
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Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2025/apr/21/sinners-ryan-coogler-black-experience-horror
https://www.theverge.com/2025/4/17/25058542/sinners-ryan-coogler-movie-review-vampires-horror
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delta_blues&oldid=1285841739
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juke_joint&oldid=1286491315
https://slate.com/culture/2025/04/sinners-movie-ryan-coogler-vampires-villains-white-supremacy-review.html
https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/ryan-coogler-sinners-origins-uncle-james-personal-1235090002/
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Achaidh Cheide - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/