{"product_id":"give-em-soul-richard-9780252034985","title":"Give Em Soul Richard","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating narrative about an era that is still underresearched. . . . A welcome addition to what we know about the evolution of black radio.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Illinois History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e “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 \u003ci\u003eGive 'Em Soul, Richard!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036818112855,"sku":"9780252034985","price":91.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252034985.jpg?v=1750932644","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/give-em-soul-richard-9780252034985","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}