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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
Ebook
Published on Aug 15, 2003 | 256 Pages
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Published on Aug 15, 2003 | 256 Pages
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.
Author
Nelson George
Nelson George is the author of eight books, including Elevating the Game, The Death of Rhythm and Blues, Where Did Our Love Go?, Seduced, and the highly praised Buppies, B-Boys, Baps & Bohos. A graduate of St. John’s University, he was Billboard‘s black music editor for seven years before becoming a regular columnist for The Village Voice in 1989. He is a cowriter of the screenplays Strictly Business and CB4, as well as a Grammy Award winner for James Brown’s album Startime. George was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
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