Alley Oop Creator’s rise and fall to faith in Nashville
Gary S. Paxton, once a top Nashville producer of country and gospel, built a fortune on rock hits like Alley Oop and Monster Mash but battled severe addiction and near death. After years of alcohol and drugs, he found religion in 1971 at Belmont Church of Christ, quitting all addictions and embracing faith and a cross his symbol.
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