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Provides an insightful account of a radio legend amid milestones of African American history.

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"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!

Give Em Soul Richard Race Radio and Rhythm and

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard E. Stamz, Patrick A. Roberts, Robert Pruter

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 15 January 2010
      ISBN-13 9780252076862
      978-0252076862
      ISBN-10 0252076869
      Also in:
      Radio / podcasts Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Provides an insightful account of a radio legend amid 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!

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