Southern soul-blues /
Earthy and exuberant music with deep Southern roots. Attracting passionate fans primarily among African American listeners in the South, southern soul draws on such diverse influences as the blues, 1960s-era deep soul, contemporary R & B, neosoul, rap, hip-hop, and gospel. Aggressively danceable...
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| Language: | English |
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Urbana :
University of Illinois Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Music in American life.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword (by Denise LaSalle): America's Prodigal Son
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: It's a Southern Soul Party
- Part I. Deep Blues, Deep Soul, and Beyond: The Roots and Development of Southern Soul-Blues
- Part II. Party Like Back in the Day: Soul Survivors
- 1. Latimore: I Capture the Feeling
- 2. Denise LaSalle: Still the Queen
- 3. J. Blackfoot: Don't Give Up�Tighten Up!
- 4. Bobby Rush: Behind the Trickster's Mask
- Part III. Now Playing Love Games: Voices from the New Generation5. Willie Clayton: Last Man Standing
- 6. Sweet Angel: Lessons in Life
- 7. Sir Charles Johes: Is There Anybody Lonely?
- 8. Ms. Jody: Just a Little Bit Won't Get It
- Postscript: The Raunch Debate: Hoochification or Sexual Healing?
- Part IV. The Crossroad and Further On: Where Do We Go from Here?
- Introduction: Too Late to Stop Now
- 9. Blues with a Feeling: Writing Songs for the Market and the Heart
- 10. Music and the Marketplace: Getting Heard, Getting Known, and Staying on Top of the Game11. Evolution: A Look toward the Future
- Part V. Soul Stew Revisited
- 12. Leading Lights
- 13. Soul Serenade
- Notes
- References
- Index