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The Death of Rhythm and Blues

By: Nelson George
Narrated by: Brandon Dirden
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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 50 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.

©1988 Nelson George (P)2021 Audible, Inc. African American Studies Americas Black & African American History & Criticism Music Popular Culture Social Sciences Specific Demographics United States

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The history is amazing and should be listened by lovers of music and history yes.

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