Soul Music

by Michael Haralambos

Book Overview

This pioneering study documents the birth of soul music in America during the 1950s and '60s when, in response to the black community's new self-awareness and pride, musicians such as James Brown, The Impressions, Wilson Pickett, King Curtis, Stevie Wonder, and others were discovering in the urban blues, gospel, and randb a new sound--soul--that expressed fresh musical and social ideals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306802465
• ISBN13: 9780306802461
• Release Date: August 1985
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"