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The Untold Story: Why Jimmy Swaggart Rejected a Secular Music Offer for the Ministry

"The crossroads of faith and fame have rarely been as clearly defined as they were in the small town of Ferriday, Louisiana, during the mid-1950s. Three cousins—Jimmy Swaggart, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Mickey Gilley—shared an uncanny, prodigious talent for the piano and a vocal style that blended the soul of the delta with the fire of Pentecostalism. While Jerry Lee Lewis would go on to become the "Killer" of Rock 'n' Roll and Mickey Gilley would dominate the country charts, Jimmy Swaggart made a decision that would redirect the course of religious history. The moment Jimmy Swaggart rejected a lucrative music offer is not just a footnote in biogra..."

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