Full Description
From Nelson George, supervising producer and writer of the hit Netflix series, "The Get Down," this passionate and provocative book tells the complete story of black music in the last fifty years, and in doing so outlines the perilous position of black culture within white American society. In a fast-paced narrative, Nelson George's book chronicles the rise and fall of "race music" and its transformation into the R&B that eventually dominated the airwaves only to find itself diluted and submerged as crossover music.
Contents
The Death Of Rhythm & BluesAcknowledgments
Introduction: A Meditation on the Meaning of "Death"
One
Philosophy, Money, and Music (1900-30)
Two
Dark Voices in the Night (1930-50)
Three
The New Negro (1950-65)
Four
Black Beauty, Black Confusion (1965-70)
Five
Redemption Songs in the Age of Corporations (1971-75)
Six
Crossover: The Death of Rhythm & Blues (1975-79)
Seven
Assimilation Triumphs, Retronuevo Rises (1980-87)
Epilogue
Notes
Index
Photographs follow pages 80 and 144
