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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.

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"An important and valuable contribution to the literature of twentieth-century popular music." * American Historical Review *
"Goosman challenges major myths, conventional wisdom, and historical inaccuracies concerning black popular music between 1940 and 1960. . . . A groundbreaking study." * Popular Music and Society *
"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 *

Group Harmony

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 9 March 2010
      ISBN-13 9780812221084
      978-0812221084
      ISBN-10 0812221087
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      "An important and valuable contribution to the literature of twentieth-century popular music." * American Historical Review *
      "Goosman challenges major myths, conventional wisdom, and historical inaccuracies concerning black popular music between 1940 and 1960. . . . A groundbreaking study." * Popular Music and Society *
      "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 *

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