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Stomp and Shout - R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll (Hardcover)
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Stomp and Shout - R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll (Hardcover)
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Long before the world discovered grunge, the Pacific Northwest was
already home to a singular music culture. In the late 1950s, locals
had codified a distinct offshoot of rockin' R&B, and a
surprising number of them would skyrocket to success, including
Little Bill and the Bluenotes, the Wailers, Ron Holden, Paul Revere
and the Raiders, the Kingsmen, Merrilee Rush, and the Sonics. With
entertaining accounts gleaned from hundreds of interviews, Peter
Blecha tells the story of music in the Pacific Northwest from the
1940s to the 1960s, a golden era that shaped generations of
musicians to come. The local R&B scene evolved from the
area’s vibrant jazz scene, and Blecha illuminates the musical
continuum between Ray Charles (who cut his first record in Seattle)
and Quincy Jones to the rock 'n' rollers who forged the classic
jazz-tinged "Northwest Sound." DJs built a teen dance circuit that
the authorities didn’t like but whose popularity pushed bands to
develop crowd-friendly beats. Do-it-yourself enthusiasts launched
groundbreaking record companies that scored a surprising number of
hit songs. Highlighting key but overlooked figures and offering a
new look at well-known musicians (such as an obscure guitarist then
known as Jimmy Hendrix), Blecha shows how an isolated region
launched influential new sounds upon an unsuspecting world. Stomp
and Shout was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture’s
Heritage Program. A Michael J. Repass Book
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