{"product_id":"southern-soulblues-9780252079085","title":"Southern SoulBlues","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAttracting passionate fans primarily among African American listeners in the South, southern soul draws on such diverse influences as the blues, 1960s-era deep soul, contemporary R \u0026amp; B, neosoul, rap, hip-hop, and gospel. Aggressively danceable, lyrically evocative, and fervidly emotional, southern soul songs often portray unabashedly carnal themes, and audiences delight in the performer-audience interaction and communal solidarity at live performances. \u003cp\u003eExamining the history and development of southern soul from its modern roots in the 1960s and 1970s, David Whiteis highlights some of southern soul''s most popular and important entertainers and provides first-hand accounts from the clubs, show lounges, festivals, and other local venues where these performers work. Profiles of veteran artists such as Denise LaSalle, the late J. Blackfoot, Latimore, and Bobby Rush--as well as contemporary artists T. K. Soul, Ms. Jody, Sweet Angel, Willie Clayton, and Sir Charles Jones--touch on issues \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest History for Best Research in Recorded Blues, Hip-Hop, Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC), 2014. Blues Book of the Year, Critics' Poll, \u003ci\u003eLiving Blues\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, 2014.\u003cbr\u003e   \"Essential reading.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"In this enlightening account of a neglected musical genre, Whiteis profiles some of the genre's leading artists, explores the evolution of modern soul-blues, and insists that soul-blues represents a 'further continuum' of the blues tradition.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Soul-blues fans will savor this love letter.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSouthern Soul-Blues\u003c\/i\u003e takes on a woefully unexamined topic to make a significant contribution to studies in African American popular music. David Whiteis is a conscientious researcher, an astute observer, and a superlative writer.\"--Robert Pruter, author of \u003ci\u003eChicago Soul\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoowop: The Chicago Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deserves a place on the shelf of every serious student of the blues, Southern cultures, and African American culture.  \u003ci\u003eSouthern Soul-Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent introduction to a field in which much work, a good deal of it catch-up, remains to be done.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Southern Register\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSouthern Soul-Blues\u003c\/i\u003e explores musical particularities that might otherwise, if noted at all in the contemporary archive, be collapsed into more familiar genres like Blues or Rhythm n' Blues (R\u0026amp;B). . . . Centered on African American singers and musicians, this work is important as a contribution to broader discourse that portrays African-descended peoples in the United States as culturally heterogeneous with art forms that defy simplistic classifications.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Journal of the African American History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important book. Its look at some of the key early figures of the music, some current day 'stars' on the circuit, the \"raunch debate,\" and the future of the sound, all solidly written and researched, make it essential.\"--Chris Heim, \u003ci\u003eKMUW FM 89.1 \/ Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSouthern Soul-Blues\u003c\/i\u003e proves that African-Americans have not deserted the blues, but rather redefined it for newer eras.\"--\u003ci\u003eDownbeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"David Whiteis writes with a fan's insistent devotion and a scholar's dedication.\"--\u003ci\u003eShepherd Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"Recommended.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"Written in an engaging style. . . . Whiteis gives readers a deep cross-cut of this distinctive vernacular musical culture.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Folklore Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"This is the most serious writing yet on southern soul. Let's hope good critical attention continues as southern soul evolves.\"--\u003ci\u003eAmerican Blues Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MO - University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036844196183,"sku":"9780252079085","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252079085.jpg?v=1750932730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/southern-soulblues-9780252079085","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}