If Taylor Swift Killed You, Would You Go To Heaven? Beau Jennings Interview (#015)

We talk to the Oklahoma musician and filmmaker Beau Jennings of the bands Lasso, Cheyenne, and Beau Jennings & The Tigers. Beau talks about Christian ska, youth group rallies about "taking our country back", and religion and faith as a backdrop to music writing. Tony & Beau talk about Okie Noodling, Will Rogers and all things Oklahoma. We create a string-map connecting Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes, The National, and even Taylor Swift back to the Christian music festival called Cornerstone. Doug tries to convince Beau to listen to Voivod.

Beau's new album is called "American Stories Major Chords" and comes out on October 18th.

Bands/ Artists discussed:

Ester Drang
Lasso
Cheyenne
Beau Jennings & The Tigers
Lassie Foundation
The Prayer Chain
Michael Knott/ L.S.U.
Geoff Moore & The Distance
Johnny Cash
Elvis Presley
REZ Band
O.C. Supertones
Stavesacre
Scientific
Fleet Foxes
Father John Misty
The National
Taylor Swift
Unwed Sailor
Pedro the Lion
Damien Jurado
Sufjan Stevens
Denison Witmer
Reels of White Softly Flow
Flaming Lips
Turnpike Troubadours
Wilco
Son Volt
Night Reports
Derrick C Brown
Pleasant Grove
Lewis
Yours For Now
John Wilkes Kissing Booth
Broncho
Waylon Jennings
Sparklehorse
Aerosmith
Voivod
Spacehog

God Gave Rock & Roll To You is a podcast exploring the Christian rock subculture of the late 20th century, hosted by Matt Beaton with co-hosts Doug Dickens and Tony Hormillosa.

We are friends who each grew up in a distinct version of this world, and we want to discuss what it was, where it came from, and what it turned into. We’ll be taking many side roads along the way, while listening to some of the best (and worst) music of the era..

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