University Press of Mississippi. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. University Press of Mississippi ISBN 1578063310 9781578063314 [US]

University Press of Mississippi, Date: 2001-03-01. Paperback. Used:Good. 2001. University Press of Mississippi ISBN 1578063310 9781578063314 [US]

ISBN10: 1578063310, ISBN13: 9781578063314, [publisher: University Press Of Mississippi] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - American soul music of the 1960s is one of the most creative and influential musical forms of the twentieth century. With its merging of gospel, R&B, country, and blues, soul music succeeded in crossing over from African American culture into the general pop culture. Soul became the byword for the styles, attitudes, and dreams of an entire era.Female performers were responsible for some of the most enduring and powerful contributions to the genre. All too frequently overlooked by the star-making critics, seven of these women are profiled in this book -Maxine Brown, Ruby Johnson, Denise LaSalle, Bettye LaVette, Barbara Mason, Carla Thomas, and Timi Yuro.Getting started during the heyday of soul, each of these talented women had recording contracts and gave live performances to appreciative audiences. Their careers can be tracked through the popularity of soul during the 1960s and its decline in the 1970s. With humor, candor, pride, and honest recognition that their careers did not surge into the mainstream and gain superstardom, they recount individual stories of how they struggled for success.Their oral histories as told to David Freeland address compelling issues, including racism and sexism within the music industry. They discuss their grueling hardships on the road, their conflicts with male ...
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Paperback / softback. New. American soul music of the 1960s is one of the most creative and influential musical forms of the twentieth century. Female performers were responsible for some of the most enduring and powerful contributions to the genre. All too frequently overlooked by the star-making critics, seven of these women are profiled in this book. ISBN 1578063310 9781578063314 [GB]