Hey America! - The Epic Story of Black Music and the White House (Hardcover)

This is the untold story of black music - its triumph over racism, segregation, undercapitalised record labels, media discrimination and political anxiety - told through the perspective of the most powerful office in the world: from Louis Armstrong's spat with President Eisenhower and Eartha Kitt's stormy encounter with Lady Bird Johnson to James Brown's flirtation with Nixon, Reaganomics and the 'Cop Killer' scandal. Moving, insightful and wide-ranging, Hey America! charts the evolution of sixties soul from the margins of American society to the mainstream, culminating in the rise of urban hip-hop and the dramatic stand-off between Donald Trump and the Black Lives Matter movement.

General

Imprint:	Birlinn
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2022
Authors:	Stuart Cosgrove
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-84697-584-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Soul & Gospel Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > Soul & Gospel
LSN:	1-84697-584-0
Barcode:	9781846975844

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