All Music Guide To Soul (All Music Guide Series): The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul - Softcover

Vladimir Bogdanov

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879307447 ISBN 13: 9780879307448

Publisher: Backbeat (UK), 2003

Synopsis

This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the beloved and perennially popular music known as soul and rhythm & blues. A member of the definitive All Music Guide series, the All Music Guide to Soul offers nearly 8 500 entertaining and informative reviews that lead readers to the best recordings by more than 1 500 artists and help them find new music to explore. Informative biographies, essays and “music maps” trace R&Bs growth from its roots in blues and gospel through its flowering in Memphis and Motown, to its many branches today. Complete discographies note bootlegs, important out-of-print albums, and import-only releases. “Extremely valuable and exhaustive.” – The Christian Science Monitor

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Synopsis

This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the beloved and perennially popular music known as soul and rhythm & blues. The latest in the definitive All Music Guide series, the All Music Guide to Soul offers entertaining and informative reviews that lead readers to the best recordings by their favorite artists and help them find new music to explore. Informative biographies, essays, and "music maps" trace R&B's growth from its roots in blues and gospel and its flowering in Memphis and Motown, to its many branches today. Complete discographies note bootlegs, important out-of-print albums, and import-only releases.

Edition details

• Publisher: Backbeat (UK)
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879307447
• ISBN 13: 9780879307448
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 914