Sweet Soul Music Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom By Peter Guralnick.epub

Publisher: Back Bay Books (July 1, 1999)
Kindle Published: Little, Brown and Company (December 20, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316332739
ISBN-13: 978-0316332736

In a narrative that captures all the tumult and liberating energy of a country in division and transition, Sweet Soul Music is the story of the birth of modern rhythm-and-blues. Guralnick records the rise and fall of Stax Records - the Memphis powerhouse label that produced a string of classics from the likes of Otis Redding and Booker T. and the MGs - and other labels such as Atlantic, as well as profiling such major artists as Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Solomon Burke and Al Green. A fascinating tale of a decade that produced some of the finest music ever.
Genre: Non-Fiction