Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
Contents:
The birth of R&B -- Motor City music -- Soul power -- Transformations -- Into the future.
Summary:
Explores the history of rhythm and blues music in America and its roots in soul, jazz, and African American spiritual songs. Examines the lives and contributions to the R&B movement of singers like Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin.
Series:
American music milestones
Indexed by:
Booklist, 10/1/2012 Horn Book Guide, 4/2013 School Library Journal, 11/2012
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