Description
Book SynopsisAs either observer or participant, radio deejay and political activist Richard E Stamz witnessed every significant period in the history of blues and jazz in the last century. This book presents the story of his life. It is also a window into milestones of African American history.
Trade Review"In his own voice, Stamz describes the rough-and-tumble world of early soul radio, the payola system that supplied everything from drugs to food, and the relationships between disc jockeys and independent record companies."--
Booklist"A fascinating narrative about an era that is still underresearched. . . . A welcome addition to what we know about the evolution of black radio."--
Journal of Illinois History “This story makes an indelible contribution to the field of African American studies. Readers not only get a story that opens them to the world of Richard Stamz; it opens them to the world that African Americans had made for themselves in the last century.”--Robert Pruter, from the foreword of Give 'Em Soul, Richard!
