Southern soul-blues / David Whiteis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whiteis, David.

Series:

Music in American Life

Music in American life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soul music--Southern States--History and criticism.

Soul music.

Soul musicians--Southern States.

Soul musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Attracting passionate fans primarily among African American listeners in the South, southern soul draws on such diverse influences as the blues, 1960s-era deep soul, contemporary R & B, neosoul, rap, hip-hop, and gospel. Aggressively danceable, lyrically evocative, and fervidly emotional, southern soul songs often portray unabashedly carnal themes, and audiences delight in the performer-audience interaction and communal solidarity at live performances. Examining the history and development of southern soul from its modern roots in the 1960s and 1970s, David Whiteis highlights some of southern soul's most popular and important entertainers and provides first-hand accounts from the clubs, show lounges, festivals, and other local venues where these performers work. Profiles of veteran artists such as Denise LaSalle, the late J. Blackfoot, Latimore, and Bobby Rush--as well as contemporary artists T. K. Soul, Ms. Jody, Sweet Angel, Willie Clayton, and Sir Charles Jones--touch on issues of faith and sensuality, artistic identity and stereotyping, trickster antics, and future directions of the genre. These revealing discussions, drawing on extensive new interviews, also acknowledge the challenges of striving for mainstream popularity while still retaining the cultural and regional identity of the music and maintaining artistic ownership and control in the age of digital dissemination.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword (by Denise LaSalle): ""America's Prodigal Son""""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: ""It's a Southern Soul Party""""; ""Part I. Deep Blues, Deep Soul, and Beyond: The Roots and Development of Southern Soul-Blues""; ""Part II. ""Party Like Back in the Day"": Soul Survivors""; ""1. Latimore: ""I Capture the Feeling""""; ""2. Denise LaSalle: Still the Queen""; ""3. J. Blackfoot: ""Don't Give Up�Tighten Up!""""; ""4. Bobby Rush: Behind the Trickster's Mask""

""Part III. ""Now Playing Love Games"": Voices from the New Generation""""5. Willie Clayton: Last Man Standing""; ""6. Sweet Angel: Lessons in Life""; ""7. Sir Charles Johes: ""Is There Anybody Lonely?""""; ""8. Ms. Jody: ""Just a Little Bit Won't Get It""""; ""Postscript: The ""Raunch"" Debate: Hoochification or Sexual Healing?""; ""Part IV. The Crossroad and Further On: Where Do We Go from Here?""; ""Introduction: Too Late to Stop Now""; ""9. Blues with a Feeling: Writing Songs for the Market and the Heart""

""10. Music and the Marketplace: Getting Heard, Getting Known, and Staying on Top of the Game""""11. Evolution: A Look toward the Future""; ""Part V. Soul Stew Revisited""; ""12. Leading Lights""; ""13. Soul Serenade""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781299483224

1299483224

9780252094774

0252094778

OCLC:

841909759