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by Peter Guralnick (Author) "THE STORY OF SOUL MUSIC CAN BE SEEN LARGELY as the story of the introduction of the gospel strain into the secular world of rhythm..." (more)
Key Phrases: Jerry Wexler, James Brown, Otis Redding (more...)
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Nat Hentoff has called Peter Guralnick "a national resource," and for once this isn't a piece of hype. Guralnick may be a premiere chronicler of American popular music, which he writes about with brains, reverence, and a peculiar tenderness for dashed dreams. In this volume, he records the rise and fall of Stax Records--the Memphis powerhouse that produced a string of classics from the likes of Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Booker T. and the MGs, and Johnnie Taylor. The birth of modern rhythm-and-blues makes for a fascinating story. But there's another story behind that one--the racial tensions that eventually tore Stax apart--which makes the book richer, and sadder, than we have any right to expect. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"A definitive chronicle of one of the great creative periods in American pop history," said LJ's reviewer of this 1986 volume, which tracks the rise and fall of a collaboration of white and black musicians, songwriters, and singers from the 1950s to its peak and disintegration a decade later.
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Product Details
  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Back Bay Books (July 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316332739
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316332736
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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