Sweet Soul Music (Enhanced Edition): Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of FreedomA gripping narrative that captures the tumult and liberating energy of a nation in transition, Sweet Soul Music is an intimate portrait of the legendary performers--Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Al Green among them--who merged gospel and rhythm and blues to create Southern soul music. Through rare interviews and with unique insight, Peter Guralnick tells the definitive story of the songs that inspired a generation and forever changed the sound of American music. This enhanced edition includes:
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Contents
1926 | |
1934 | |
Interview with Ray Charles | |
Solomon Burke The Popcorn Story | |
At The Stax Museum with William Bell | |
Otis Redding | |
The Golden Years | |
Fame and Muscle Shoals | |
Dark End of The Street | |
Aretha Arrives | |
Jerry Baby | |
Time Has Brought About a Change | |
Sweet Soul Music | |
List of Photographs | |
General Bibliography | |
Selected Discography | |
Rick Hall Gold on the Wall | |
The Soul Clan | |
The Other Side of Memphis | |
Permissions Acknowledgments | |
The Man Who Invented Rock n Roll | |
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