Give 'Em Soul, Richard!: Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago

by Patrick Roberts, Richard Stamz, Robert Pruter, et al.

Book Overview

As either observer or participant, radio deejay and political activist Richard E. Stamz witnessed every significant period in the history of blues and jazz in the last century. From performing first-hand as a minstrel in the 1920s to broadcasting Negro League baseball games in a converted 1934 Chrysler to breaking into Chicago radio and activist politics and hosting his own television variety show, the remarkable story of his life also is a window...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252076869
• ISBN13: 9780252076862
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"