Sweet Soul Music (Enhanced Edition): Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
- ISBN-10
- 0316199435
- ISBN-13
- 9780316199438
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-04
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Author
- Peter Guralnick
Description
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. This enhanced edition includes: Exclusive video footage prepared specifically for the enhanced eBook that has never been seen before. Rare audio clips.
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