[MahaMarty]

People still remember Buddy Holly and Richie Valens 50 years later. People still remember Robert Johnson 70 years later. People still remember Niccolo Paganini over 100 years later. People still remember King David as a good harpist. They were ALL considered extreme for their time or from certain jealous kings, even possible devil worshipers, and in David's case, he sent an innocent man to death in war for the man's wife, yet he was a man after God's own heart, according to the Bible.

[Churchjack]

I've never discussed this with anybody before, but I've always had this pet theory that David, running around living in caves with a band of "discontents" and Philistines, probably didn't regale the troops after a hard day's pillaging with hymns and altar calls. I've always figured that, naturally, the man probably learned every Philistine drinkin' and lovin' and fightin' song that those around him knew... And probably learned some styles that weren't exactly kosher, and brought 'em in. I concur that he was probably (consider his wife's reaction to his dance) umm...avant garde, eh?