Sweet Soul Music
Sweet Soul Music
This volume tells the story of the birth of rhythm-and-blues.
Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
SWEET SOUL MUSIC profiles the legendary artists--among them Sam Cook, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Al Green--who merged gospel and rhythm and blues.
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.