Before his career ended in shame, televangelist Jimmy Swaggart was a pioneering legend, a magnetic preacher and performer whose mastery of both pulpit and piano earned a groundbreaking national and ...
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who died Tuesday in Baton Rouge, was not only a world-famous preacher but also one of the bestselling gospel music artists of all time. A cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and ...
The Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, who emerged from the backwoods of Louisiana to become a television evangelist with global reach, preaching about an eternal struggle between good and evil and warning of the ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died ...
As he barnstormed across America, Jimmy Swaggart would prowl the stage like a born-again Mick Jagger, all swagger as he strutted, bellowed, banged on a piano, spoke in tongues and — in a pitch he ...
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has died at the age of 90, according to a statement on his social media pages. "Today, our hearts are heavy as we share that Brother Swaggart has finished his earthly race ...
How Jimmy Swaggart’s legacy of scandal shaped the evangelical landscape. Swaggart’s distinct contribution to American Christianity and culture is interwoven with the legacy of his tight-knit ...
FILE - Rev. Jimmy Swaggart raises his fist to make point at news conference at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, Friday, March 27, 1987. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, file) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — ...
A fire-and-brimstone preacher, he reached millions and made millions in a global enterprise before tumbling from grace over his encounters with a prostitute. Credit...Mark Avery/Associated Press ...