Offers brief profiles of nearly eight hundred singers, songwriters, musicians, and producers, from Roy Acuff and the Bellamy Brothers to Tammy Wynette and Dwight Yoakam

Who's Who in Country Music

Gregory, Hugh

Humor & Entertainment

Weidenfeld Nicolson Ltd

Soul music was born as a synthesis of the call-and-response traditions of gospel with the secular - and often sexual - appeal of rhythm 'n' blues. From its birth with Ray Charles's "I Got a Woman" to its ongoing and widespread appeal today, soul has spawned a huge number of America's most important popular figures. Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Prince, and Whitney Houston are just a few of the many soul stars who have become figureheads for American culture throughout the world.Soul Music A-Z is an encyclopedia of close to 1000 names from the exciting, funky world of soul music: the singers, musicians, producers, writers, and labels. From the gospel and blues roots to the international modern sounds, from the famous to the obscure, here is an absolutely unparalleled wealth of information and reference. Completely revised and updated with over 300 new entries, comprehensive discographies, and over fifty vivid photographs, this Da Capo edition of Soul Music A-Z will long remain the essential reference for anyone interested in the most vital American music of the last forty years.

Soul Music A-z

Arts & Photography

Music

Da Capo Press

Describes the history of popular music of the 20th century, from Victorian hymns and West African drum rythms, through light opera and Vaudeville, to the techno-driven music of the 1990s. The book is illustrated with archive material and pop ephemera.

A Century of Pop

Hamlyn/Octopus

Soul Music A-Z

Blandford

Blandford Pr

Mose Allison, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Tina Turner, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker: these and other rhythm and blues artists created the style, the riffs, and the attitude that rock 'n' rollers just couldn't resist. But what exactly is R&amp;B, and how does it differ from the blues, or from soul? Go back to the roots of this powerfully influential music, and see how it synthesized gospel, blues, and jazz to create a brand-new sound; how stage showmanship became crucial to its success; and how it crossed over from an exclusively black to an integrated audience. You'll meet early artists, such as Mamie Smith and Louis Jordan, who paved the way for R&amp;B, and look into the important role played by radio disk jockeys, as well as the independent labels that recorded these musicians. Take a tour through R&amp;B styles--the vocal groups, shouters and screamers, guitar men, "divas," and avatars of soul. And finally, rejoice in R&amp;B resurgent, as musicians like Robert Cray made sure the style would never die. 240 pages, 35 b/w illus., 6 x 9 1/4.

The Real Rhythm and Blues

Sterling Pub. Co., Inc.

Century of Pop

1000 Great Guitarists

Miller Freeman Publications]

Texas is the honorary home of roadhouse music, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan its uncrowned king. More than just a biography and musical exploration of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Roadhouse Blues tells the stories of the great Texan musicians that came before him and influenced him so deeply. It puts in context Stevie Ray's rise to fame – including the part played by his family, his friends, his heroes (like Jimi Hendrix), and his addiction to drink and drugs – as well as the lasting impact that his brief but turbulent life and work had on his contemporaries, and on later generations of blues fans and guitar players.

Roadhouse Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Texas R&B

BACKBEAT UK

With three hundred color photographs, this comprehensive guide to the music of the twentieth century tracks the origins of pop music from its geographic and ethnic roots, explores the cross-influence between genres, and offers readers lists of recommended CDs. Original. IP.

A Century of Pop: A Hundred Years of Music That Changed the World

Chicago Review Pr

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