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Book SynopsisIn the sound of the 1960s and 1970s, nothing symbolized the rift between black and white America better than the seemingly divided genres of country and soul. Yet the music emerged from the same songwriters, musicians, and producers in the recording studios of Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama - what Charles L. Hughes calls the “country-soul triangle”.
Trade ReviewA valuable corrective to the misleading renderings so often encountered in the literature about the period and in the popular imagination."" -
Memphis MagazineA fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the apparent spaces of racial harmony in the country-soul triangle.-
Journal of Southern HistoryAn essential piece of Southern musical history.-
Kirkus ReviewsA powerful work.-
Library JournalAn eye-opening corrective to notions of racial harmony in the recording studio or on the bandstand."" -
Memphis FlyerWith its courageous, thoroughly researched, and deeply considered take on the racial politics of the southern music industry in a pivotal period for not just the music but the South and the nation at large,
Country Soul claims its own essential place in the telling of that messy history.-
PasteThis carefully researched study...presents interesting insights into the music and racial politics of a turbulent era.-
CHOICECountry Soul is an excellent place to begin a more honest accounting of this golden era.-
Pitchfork ReviewA fascinating read on many levels.-
Stillwater News PressCountry Soul is a valuable addition to the literature on southern music, black and white.-
American Historical Review""A deep, fresh examination of various power relations involved in the making of soul music, country music, and the sonic space between them.-
The Wall Street JournalExploring th[e] contradiction between universalism and racial particularism [in musical genres] gives . . .
Country Soul, its power and insight.-
Journal of American History
