The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience Since the 1960s

by Emily J. Lordi

Book Overview

In The Meaning of Soul, Emily J. Lordi proposes a new understanding of this famously elusive concept. In the 1960s, Lordi argues, soul came to signify a cultural belief in black resilience, which was enacted through musical practices--inventive cover versions, falsetto vocals, ad-libs, and false endings. Through these soul techniques, artists such as Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, and Minnie Riperton...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478009594
• ISBN13: 9781478009597
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"