Killer Diller (1991) by Clyde Edgerton
An ex-con convinces a university to let him start a gospel band as an outreach ministry.
“Wonderful…Clyde Edgerton tells us another of his lovely tall tales.” — Los Angeles Times Book Review
“I read “Killer Diller” years ago and had forgotten how great it was until I saw it on eBay recently. Loved it.” — blogger ZaZa in a comment on Faster Than Kudzu