Profiles six rhythm and blues pioneers, providing the social and historical context for the lives of such greats as Ruth Brown, Little Jimmy Scott, and Floyd Dixon.
Features questions and answers about songs and artists from 1950 to the present
Also contains information on: Big Wheelie and the Hubcaps, Buffalo Blues Brothers, Colored Musicians Club, Alan Freed, Ronnie Hawkins, Danny Neavereth, Joey Reynolds, Tom Shannon, Tralfamadore, Western New York Blues Society, WKBW, WUFO.
This volume tells the story of the birth of rhythm-and-blues.
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