Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom - Peter Guralnick

Descriere Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom - Peter Guralnick

SWEET SOUL MUSIC profiles the legendary artists--among them Sam Cook, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Al Green--who merged gospel and rhythm and blues. The best history of '60s soul music. . . . Sooner or later, it is going to be recognized as a classic; the time to read it is now.--Robert Palmer, NEW YORK TIMES. 175 photos. \nA gripping narrative that captures the tumult and liberating energy of a nation in transition, Sweet Soul Music is an intimate portrait of the legendary performers--Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Al Green among them--who merged gospel and rhythm and blues to create Southern soul music. Through rare interviews and with unique insight, Peter Guralnick tells the definitive story of the songs that inspired a generation and forever changed the sound of American music.

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Back Bay Books

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ENSTK

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9780316332736

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1

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