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Icons of R & B and soul : an encyclopedia of the artists who revolutionized rhythm / Bob Gulla.

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Drawn from a mosaic of influences, including folk, gospel, and blues, R & amp;B represents both everything that came before and nothing that was heard before. This is the music that bridged the gap between audiences and helped, at the very height of racism in America, to dismantle racial barrier...

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Main Author: Gulla, Bob
Other title:Icons of R and B and soul.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Series:Greenwood icons.
Subjects:
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Rhythm and blues music > History and criticism.
Soul music > History and criticism.
Rhythm and blues musicians > United States.
Soul musicians > United States.
African Americans > Music.
Rhythm and blues music.
Rhythm and blues musicians.
Soul music.
Soul musicians.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. Ray Charles ; Little Richard ; Fats Domino ; Ruth Brown ; LaVern Baker ; Sam Cooke ; Jackie Wilson ; Etta James ; Ike and Tina Turner ; The Isley Brothers ; James Brown / by Andy Schwartz ; Curtis Mayfield
  • v. 2. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles ; The Temptations ; The Supremes ; Stevie Wonder / by Jesse Jarnow ; Marvin Gaye ; Dusty Springfield ; Aretha Franklin ; Otis Redding ; Sly and the Family Stone ; George Clinton ; Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell ; Prince / by Jesse Jarnow.

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