Sweet Soul Music
Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Music Styles, Jazz & Blues, Blues, Soul
| Author: | Peter Guralnick | ISBN: | 9780316206754 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company | Publication: | December 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown and Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter Guralnick |
| ISBN: | 9780316206754 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Publication: | December 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown and Company |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
