{"product_id":"rhythm-and-blues-goes-calypso-9781498530989","title":"Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting in 1945 and continuing for the next twenty years, dozens of African American rhythm and blues artists made records that incorporated West Indian calypso. Some of these recordings were remakes or adaptations of existing calypsos but many were original compositions. Several, such as Stone Cold Dead in de Market by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan or If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul, became major hits in both the rhythm and blues and pop music charts. While most remained obscurities, the fact that over 170 such recordings were made during this time period suggests that there was sustained interest in calypso among rhythm and blues artists and record companies during this era.Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues Goes Calypso explores this phenomenon starting with a brief history of calypso music as it developed in its land of origin, Trinidad and Tobago, the music's arrival in the United States, a brief history of the development of rhythm and blues, and a detailed description and analysis of the ad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso, Tim Dodge provides a thorough, insightful, and highly readable account of an intriguing and understudied niche genre in American popular music history. -- Peter L. Manuel, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Introduction 1. What Is Calypso? 2. Calypso Comes to the United States 3. The Arrival of Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues 4. Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues Goes Calypso Conclusion Bibliography Discography","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040701382999,"sku":"9781498530989","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498530989.jpg?v=1750947565","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rhythm-and-blues-goes-calypso-9781498530989","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}