Preacher John Wayne [better] -

The final chapter of the "Preacher" narrative came with Wayne’s death in 1979. The tough, cigar-chomping icon converted to his faith fully in his final days. He famously turned his hospital room into a sanctuary, ensuring he received the last rites. His daughter, Aissa Wayne, wrote in her memoir that in his final moments, he stared upwards with a look of awe, whispering, "It’s so beautiful."

Though the album is patriotic in nature, it is drenched in the cadence of a revivalist sermon. Wayne narrates poems and prose with a gravitas that sounds like a pastor addressing his congregation. Tracks like "The Pledge of Allegiance" and "The Hyphen" are treatises on morality, duty, and the divine providence of the United States. preacher john wayne