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

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Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom - Guralnick, Peter
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A 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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$21.99  $20.45
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Back Bay Books
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384
Dimensions
5.9 X 9.1 X 1.1 inches | 1.25 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780316332736

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About the Author
Peter Guralnick is widely regarded as the nation's preeminent writer on twentieth-century American popular music. His books include Feel Like Going Home, Lost Highway, Sweet Soul Music, Searching for Robert Johnson, the novel Nighthawk Blues, and a highly acclaimed two-volume biography of Elvis Presley. He lives in Westbury, Massachusetts.
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