Group Harmony: The Black Urban Roots of Rhythm and Blues

Stuart L. Goosman

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2005

Group Harmony

The Black Urban Roots of Rhythm and Blues

Stuart L. Goosman

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812202045

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About this book

Drawing on dozens of interviews with performers, deejays, and industry professionals, Group Harmony details the emergence of vocal rhythm & blues out of black urban neighborhoods in the postwar period.

Author / Editor information

Stuart L. Goosman is a writer and musician. He earned his Ph.D. degree in ethnomusicology in 1992 and was a full-time academic for ten years.

Reviews

"With haunting voices and compelling arguments, Group Harmony brings us to a deeper awareness of the traditions, convictions, and energies, as well as the talent, that brought forth the R&B group sound. As oral history and social portrait, this is the story we need to hear about a music we'll never forget."—Charles McGovern, College of William and Mary and the Smithsonian Institution

"A must read for serious students of black music history."—Journal of African American History

"Goosman challenges major myths, conventional wisdom, and historical inaccuracies concerning black popular music between 1940 and 1960. . . . A groundbreaking study."—Popular Music and Society

"An important and valuable contribution to the literature of twentieth-century popular music."—American Historical Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
1. Antecedents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Time and Place Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Entrepreneurship Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
4. Mediators Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
5 Patterns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Epilogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 304
Illustrations
- Other: 15 illus.
Keywords: American History; African-American Studies; African Studies; Music; American Studies

eBook

Published: July 17, 2013
ISBN: 9780812202045