Off-campus ETSU users: To download "Campus Only" theses, please use the following link to log in to our proxy server with your ETSU username and password.
Non-ETSU users: Please talk to your librarian about requesting this thesis through interlibrary loan.
Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
English
Date of Award
5-2003
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Theresa A. Lloyd
Committee Members
Kevin E. O'Donnell, Charles S. Olson
Abstract
"Gospel According To Bristol: The Life, Ministry, and Ministry of Ernest Phipps" is the first biographical and critical writing on the Kentucky Holiness preacher and Bristol Sessions recording artist. With information gathered from interviews with his surviving family members, court documents, and public records, this thesis paints the most complete picture of the life of Ernest Phipps (1900-1963) possible. Phipps is known for the company he keeps in the line-up of mountain musicians, including Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, that came to Bristol, Tennessee to record for Ralph Peer in 1927, but Phipps's music is discussed here on its own merit as a forerunner of modern Southern Gospel music. This thesis also argues that a 1930 Vocalion record by the Kentucky Holiness Singers is the last record Ernest Phipps made.
Document Type
Thesis - restricted
Recommended Citation
Story, Brandon H., "Gospel According to Bristol: The Life, Music, and Ministry of Ernest Phipps." (2003). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 766. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/766
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.