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Soul Unsung - Reflections on the Band in Black Popular Music (Hardcover, New)
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Soul Unsung - Reflections on the Band in Black Popular Music (Hardcover, New)
Series: Popular Music History
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The history of Soul music has been defined, first and foremost, by
a succession of exceptional vocalists. It is impossible to conceive
of the genre without them. This does not mean, however, that those
who back singers, those who play instruments - bassists; drummers;
guitarists; keyboardists; saxophonists - were reduced to nothing
other than walk on parts. If Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding were
able to move audiences, then their band members and arrangers, the
likes of King Curtis and Booker T. Jones, played a key role in
creating tracks that had commensurate emotional depth and technical
ingenuity. These lesser known figures have heightened our listening
pleasure. In Soul Unsung Kevin Le Gendre celebrates the
contribution of players of instruments to soul. He analyses, in
forensic detail, the inspiring creativity and imagination that
several generations of musicians have brought to black pop, and
highlights how they have broadened its sound canvas by adopting
unusual stylistic approaches and embracing the latest available
technology. Furthermore, the book offers insights into the state of
contemporary soul and its relationship with jazz, rock and hip-hop.
It is precisely because soul has not evolved in a vacuum that it
has a canon that is enviably rich in variety. Soul Unsung shines a
light on the plethora of mesmerising sounds that constitute this
heritage and explains why they affect the listener as much as a
great singer. Placing the focus squarely on the band, Le Gendre
sets out to change perceptions of one of the great forms of
expression to have marked popular culture in the 20th century, so
that those who play are given, alongside those who sing, their
rightful place in the pantheon of contemporary music.
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