基本説明
Offers a vibrant overview of R&B's cultural impact, and how it reflected contemporary politics, trends, and social issues.
Full Description
Drawn from a mosaic of influences, including folk, gospel, and blues, R&B represents both everything that came before and nothing that was heard before. This is the music that bridged the gap between audiences and helped, at the very height of racism in America, to dismantle racial barriers. So much of today's music is derived directly from the highly influential and critically important sounds of R&B that without it we would have never known the classic soul of the late '50s and '60s, the glory days of the genre. Similarly, rock n' roll as seen through the eyes of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley would have never evolved without the foundation laid by their R&B predecessors. Through substantial entries on the chief architects and innovators, Icons of R&B and Soul offers a vibrant overview of the music's impact in American culture and how it reflected contemporary society's politics, trends, and social issues.
Numerous sidebars highlight Motown, prominent record labels, hit songs, related singers and songwriters, key events, and significant aspects of the music industry. Also included is a list of important print and Web resources, as well as a list of selected recordings. An essential reference for high school and public libraries, this encyclopedia will help students explore the historical and cultural framework of R&B and soul music through the musicians who have come to define the genre. Among the featured: -Ray Charles -Little Richard -Fats Domino & New Orleans R&B -Ruth Brown -Sam Cooke -Etta James -James Brown -Aretha Franklin -The Supremes -Otis Redding -Ike & Tina Turner -Curtis Mayfield -Berry Gordy -Stevie Wonder -Marvin Gaye -Smokey Robinson -The Temptations -Prince
Contents
List of Photos
Preface
Volume One
R&B and Soul Timeline
Ray Charles
Little Richard
Fats Domino
Ruth Brown
LaVern Baker
Sam Cooke
Jackie Wilson
Etta James
Ike and Tina Turner
The Isley Brothers
James Brown, by Andy Schwartz
Curtis Mayfield
Volume Two
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
The Temptations
The Supremes
Stevie Wonder, by Jesse Jarnow
Marvin Gaye
Dusty Springfield
Aretha Franklin
Otis Redding
Sly and the Family Stone
George Clinton
Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell
Prince, by Jesse Jarnow
Bibliography
Index
