The beat! : go-go music from Washington, D.C. / Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lornell, Kip, 1953-

Contributor:

Stephenson, Charles C.

Series:

American made music series.

American made music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Go-go (Music)--Washington (D.C.)--History and criticism.

Go-go (Music).

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans--Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Edition:

Updated and rev. new ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Beat! was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this new edition, updated by a substantial chapter on the current scene, authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., place go-go within black popular music made since the middle 1970s--a period during which hip-hop has predominated. This styling reflects the District's African American heritage. Its super-charged drumming and vocal combinations of hip-hop, funk, and soul evolved and still thrive on the streets of Washington, D.C., and in neighboring Prince George's County, making it

Contents:

The roots and emergence of go-go

Going to a go-go

Band profiles

Communities

Entrepreneurs

The media

Go-go on film.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-276) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48485-0

9786612484858

1-60473-343-8

OCLC:

472608876