The Gospel Ranger
Podcast |
Radio Diaries
Publisher |
Radiotopia
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Personal Journals, 
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Documentary, 
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Jul 17, 2014
Episode Duration |
00:17:11

This is the story of a song, “Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down,” written by a 12-year-old boy on his deathbed. A boy who – instead of dying – went on to become a Pentecostal preacher. A boy who would later help inspire the birth of Rock & Roll. His name was Brother Claude Ely…and he was known as The Gospel Ranger.

This is the story of a song, "Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down," written by a 12-year-old boy on his deathbed. A boy who - instead of dying - went on to become a Pentecostal preacher. A boy who would later help inspire the birth of Rock & Roll. His name was Brother Claude Ely...and he was known as The Gospel Ranger.

This is the story of a song, “Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down,” written by a 12-year-old boy on his deathbed. A boy who – instead of dying – went on to become a Pentecostal preacher. A boy who would later help inspire the birth of Rock & Roll. His name was Brother Claude Ely…and he was known as The Gospel Ranger.

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