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Not to be a wise guy, but I think they'd all be Charlie Christian.
But half seriously, I did a search for Jesus on my Itunes library and came up with a bunch of great (if not all unquestioningly devout) songs
Steve Earle's Pilgrim
John Prine's "Jesus the Missing Years"
Greg Brown's "Jesus and Elvis"
Nirvana's "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"
Gillian Welch's "By the Mark"
Springsteen's "Jesus was an Only Son"
RY Cooder "Jesus on the Mainline"
Velvet Underground "Jesus"
and gospel influenced songs (from Al Green to the Carter Family) too numerous to mention.
Check the Itunes store. They've got a "Rock Songs About Jesus" compilation about 50 deep, ranging from Johnny Cash to Skip James to Tom Waits to the Rolling Stones. They can't be blamed for including "Jesus take the Wheel."
As far as music that would be shelved under "Christian" I find that artists who are too fixated on one subject (be it religion or sex) don't hold my interest for long.
best
Allen
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