The Early Years of Rhythm & Blues

by Alan B. Govenar and Alan Govenar

Book Overview

Benny Joseph made his living as a professional photographer in Houston's black community during the crucial decades from the 1950s through the early 1980s, when the amplified pulse of rhythm and blues underscored the social changes sweeping the nation. Joseph photographed everything from parades and teen hops to impassioned speeches by civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall. Under contract to the pioneering black entrepreneur...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764319833
• ISBN13: 9780764319839
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.9"