Chronicled are the careers of 31 of the top soul music artists of the mid to late 1970s. The author conducted interviews with most of the artists and profiled others. Included are Earth, Wind and Fire, Rufus and Chaka Khan, the Commodores, the Isley Brothers, and Parliament/Funkadelic.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
From Booklist
Sequels seldom match their predecessors in quality, except for Taylor's second set of short lives of 1970s soul music superstars. The Commodores, the Isley Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Donna Summer, and Parliament/Funkadelic are among the luminaries limned, along with the Brothers Johnson, Natalie Cole, George Benson, the Trammps, and the less prolific Sister Sledge and Rose Royce. The chapters on the Isleys and George Clinton's P-Funk crisply detail the complex lineup changes and stylistic developments of those two often underestimated, long-haul purveyors of the irresistible backbeat. Taylor cites Clinton's and EWF's flamboyant performance presentations and celebrates Benson's silky smooth manner. He recalls born-again Christian Donna Summer's ambivalence about being marketed as "something of a sex goddess," though she "often performed with a machine blowing steam between her legs." Packed with detail, eminently readable, Taylor's second volume should satisfy Chaka Khan, whom he covers in the context of her erstwhile band, Rufus, for he "tell[s us] something good." Mike Tribby
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Review
A work of oral history capturing this period of the popular music by black artists. Entertaining as well as informative. -- Henry Berry, Editor/Publisher, The Small Press Book Review
Great effort toward perfection. This is a great contribution to the media and music itself. The presentation of the book is beautiful!! -- Maurice White, producer and lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire
It's a book our younger artists need to read so they can carry on and protect a great legacy. Great job, Marc! -- Cliff Perkins, lead singer of The Soul Generation
Great effort toward perfection. This is a great contribution to the media and music itself. The presentation of the book is beautiful!! -- Maurice White, producer and lead singer of Earth, Wind & Fire
It's a book our younger artists need to read so they can carry on and protect a great legacy. Great job, Marc! -- Cliff Perkins, lead singer of The Soul Generation
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A "must" for all R&B fans!,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Touch of Classic Soul 2 : The Late 1970s (Vol 2) (Paperback)
In A Touch Of Classic Soul 2: The Late 1970s, Marc Taylor draws upon the extensive interviews he conducted with most of the prominent R&B recording artists of that decade and shares with the readers how these men and women describe the beginning of their singing careers, how they got their first professional break, how some of their biggest hits were created, what their experiences were like upon reaching the height of their success, how they fared during the rise of disco in the mid-1970s, and what their level of involvement in the music industry is today. Many of the principal players in the popular music scene are presented including Earth, Wind and Fire; the Commodores, chic; Chaka Khan; Brass Construction, Heatwave; Rose Royce, L.T.D; Con Funk Shun; and thirty-one of the top soul music artists of the era. A Touch Of Classic Soul 2 is definitive, informative, and a "must" for all R&B fans!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Winner,
This review is from: A Touch of Classic Soul 2 : The Late 1970s (Vol 2) (Paperback)
reading on the 70's R&B Scene is My Cup of Kool-Aid.Very Insightful&Detail just like the first Book.Very Revealing&full of notes that have been long unknown by the Masses.it's long over due that the Powerful Force of 70's R&B hasn't been heard in full effect until now.another Winner!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
