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Mormons in Music: 12 Latter-Day Saints Who Kick Out the Jams
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It might surprise people how many of the LDS faithful have found fame in the music world. From soul singers and EDM DJs to country stars and cross-dressing punk rockers, Mormons cover the entire spectrum (except for rap, unless you count Eazy-E, who was posthumously baptized into the church). Check out or slideshow of the most famous musical Mormons, both devout and former, below and learn a few things about how the church has affected their lives and careers.
Musical Mormons
- Brandon Flowers
- Julianne Hough
- Kaskade
- The Osmonds
- Arcade Fire's Win and Will Butler
- David Archuleta
- Christian Jacobs of the Aquabats and "Yo Gabba Gabba!"
- Gladys Knight
- James Valentine of Maroon 5 and JJAMZ
- Neon Trees
- Low's Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker
- Arthur "Killer" Kane of the New York Dolls
- Artists With Daddy Issues
- Adele
- Bill Wyman
- Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean
- The McGraws
- Rihanna
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- The Jacksons
- The Wainwrights
- Etta James
- Papa John Phillips
- Tim and Jeff Buckley
- Marvin Gaye
- Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace
- Rockers With Rap Sheets
- Chuck Berry
- G.G. Allin
- James Brown
- Jim Gordon
- Leadbelly
- Phil Spector
- Rick James
- Sid Vicious
- Varg Vikernes
- Vince Neil
- 7 Signs of the Coming Musical Apocalypse
- Jack White Works With Insane Clown Posse
- Kim Kardashian as Kanye West's Muse
- Miley Cyrus Goes Dubstep
- Paris Hilton as a DJ
- Justin Bieber and One Direction Unite as Pop Superpower
- Taylor Swift and Conor Kennedy, First Couple
- Chavril
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Really?
Perhaps it's just me - in fact I'm sure it is - but I delight in obscure and inappropriate - and possibly unintentional! - references. Like this one.
Probably written by someone who's never heard of MC5, the idea of LDS musicians "Kicking out the jams" seems inappropriate since the rest of the opening to the song is "...muthaf*#kers."
Now that was a great band.
And it was also covered by Blue Oyster Cult
October 31 2012 at 10:26 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe author of this article made a mistake when referencing The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. The first reference of the LDS church in any media should always use the full name of the LDS church. Any reference after that can be shortened to LDS. The reason for this is to make no mistake that this is a church that believes in Jesus Christ. If you have questions about the LDS church you can learn more at our website at www.lds.org.
October 29 2012 at 8:03 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply
slave138
Yes, because everyone likes a title that is nearly a paragraph just to describe a name. Why not ask them to visit www.thechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org. Would this be the same Jesus who is the devil's brother?
October 29 2012 at 8:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'd agree
Cheer wendy
Does Mitt have any of these singers music playing for his campaign because so many other musicians have asked Mitt to stop using their music?......and if not, then why not?
October 29 2012 at 7:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm a proud Christian! I was taught & I believe strongly, the way to Heaven and our Heavenly Father is thru accepting His Only Son Jesus Christ as our savior and asking Jesus into our heart!~It makes no difference what church or its denomination, you attend, church is for fellowship so as long as they teach the word of GOD as best they can and teach that Jesus is our savior it is all good!!! Mormons I am not sure about or what they're beliefs are so I wont give a opinion... And I will not label Mormans or any group a "Cult" unless my research shows this to be true! To my knowlege Lutherans,Baptists, Assembly Of God etc, theres way too many to list,are all Christian based Church's. You Do Not have to belong to a church and or be a member of any organized religion to believe in God and accept Jesus into your heart!~
I've visited several church's and denominations over the years. I have heard many preach FIRE & BRIMSTONE, this is Angry GOD, and others only love and goodness,this is GOD of love. Most disappointing are those that preach if you're not a member of his congregation then to hell for sure you are going, or if you are not of his denomination' well you'll perish in hell forever! BLAH,BLAH What trash. My Southern Babtist Church in Florida reassured us that AS LONG as we accepted Jesus Christ as our savior and tried to live a life of kindness,honesty etc... we would go Heaven! It didn't matter if we went to his church because Jesus is what mattered...I miss our SBC family and our Paster! God Bless you All!!!
Peace, Love, and GOD!
(Who could ask for anything more?)
Uh, yeah, this is a cult. Joseph smith was on drugs when he told everyone that god chose him as his right hand man. Just another cult with someone trying to gain from someone else loss. Very Sad.
October 29 2012 at 1:38 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply
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The LDS church is no different than the other Christian churches/organizations out there who believe in Jesus Christ, who was the Son of God, who preached the Word to the children of men. The only thing that makes them "different" is that they believe after the Savior was raised from the dead that he visited the people in The Americas and gave them the gospel, too.
The record of that gospel is The Book of Mormon. That book, has the same pricipals as the Bible, but is considered only another testament to the Savior, and is not meant to eclipse the importance or love of The Bible.
Your view of Mormonism is narrow, impartial and has no truth.
How do you know Joseph Smith was on drugs? How do you know the LDS faith is a cult? What did Joseph Smith have to gain in becoming a poor man, who lost children to illness? What did he have to gain in dying a martyr? He was murdered in cold blood for his beliefs, for his faith in that Jesus Christ loved the children of men so much, that he'd pass on the gospel to not only His people, but the people of the world.
What's very sad to me in this, is that you believe Mormons a "cult" without knowing the true precepts of their beilefs.
I'd disagree with ur comment remark! Mormon is not a cult I'm were raise in the church of l.d.s all my birth life.u can over throw it all ur like .u will one day wake up to ur judgement seat with god.u be so sorry that u shouldn't say what uv thought.it too late.like the flood of Noah .ignorance is whom u r!!
Wendy p.
How ridiculous! Do you also wonder how many Jewish, Catholic, Lurheran, Methodist etc, are musical celebrities or famous in the world of entertainment? This attention to the Mormons is so biased it's getting stupid and boring to read the world news and to read anything about celebrities.
October 29 2012 at 12:29 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyUr so boring ur self at lest theyre got a life ur may misses ur chance! Get a life
Wendy
Mrsmelhrbh2 in ur remark ur not bright put on ur stronger glasses! And open up ur blind mind !!!!! Take a good look at ur self ! It for colleen not for u!
Wendy
Jamie 204020
I'd Agee with u never mind!
Won't last long it will get better!
Wendy p
Sorry Wendy. Can't make any sense of your post. Can you please read what you wrote and edit it so the rest of us can understand whatever it is you are trying to say? Thnk you.
October 28 2012 at 11:05 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyGet ur self a new pairs of stronger glasses !and look at what others said as well
Wendy
For colleen in regarding ur commence!
I'm a member of the church of jesus Christ of the latter days saint .since my birth, life ,Mormon it just a nick name I'd love it as the osmond family do ,colleen the principles of the church teaching it true. No one is perfect on this planted, but each one of us lives we all belong to one and only god ours heavenly father we will all one day returned to him and Jesus christ . Mitt Romney are like us all human begin .we want to follow Christ examples to is love one another . It a wild world out there full of strange.people's good and bad no matter either we are Mormon or not ! No matter where church is or who go to what we all born with the light of Christ in us and it up to us to care or not to care whom we are any one whom abuse laws on this earth are
Accountables for ours own action in good or bad in ours deed of our spirit take with us home to god when we are judge by god. I'm not perfect we all have a purpose to learn and listen from others lives even if we not Mormon there are good people's live
A happy family lives that the beauty of it.I'd made mistake in my own lives and going to church is a gate way to help to repent and over come what effecting ours daily lives,the Mormon church is the true and only way to make ours way back by listening to the teaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ .
There is one way is to repent and knowing that we can be forgiven by any mistake we make it part of over come proplem we want to dump is ours sins and be cleanse by making right from any wrong
Wendy parfitt
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