The Death of Rhythm and Blues

The Death of Rhythm and Blues
Author: Nelson George
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2003-08-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1101160675

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From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society. In a fast-paced narrative, Nelson George’s book chronicles the rise and fall of “race music” and its transformation into the R&B that eventually dominated the airwaves only to find itself diluted and submerged as crossover music.


The Death of Rhythm & Blues
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Nelson George
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher: Pantheon

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The classic history of modern black music from "the best black writer writing about black music in America" ("Newsweek"). This passionate and provocative book t
The Death of Rhythm and Blues
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Nelson George
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-08-15 - Publisher: Penguin

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From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of
The Death of Rhythm and Blues
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Nelson George
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-08-15 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

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From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of
The Death of Rhythm & Blues
Language: en
Pages: 222
Authors: Nelson George
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Penguin Books

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The classic history of modern black music from "the best black writer writing about black music in America" ("Newsweek"). This passionate and provocative book t
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Language: en
Pages: 348
Authors: Norman Kelley
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Akashic Books

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