All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879307447 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 900 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The latest in the definitive All Music Guide series, 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. This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the perennially popular music known as rhythm and blues. Complete discographies note bootlegs, important out-of-print albums, and import-only releases.. Informative biographies, essays, and "music maps" trace soul's growth from its roots in blues and gospel and its flowering in Memphis and Motown to its many branches today
Doc W8 said Keep this beside your iPod!. This is a great book, but not what I would call definitive. For the big stars and record labels there are wonderful entries. But there are lots of small labels and artists not included, especially from the doo-wop and sweet song era, (1950's to about 196Keep this beside your iPod! Doc W8 This is a great book, but not what I would call definitive. For the big stars and record labels there are wonderful entries. But there are lots of small labels and artists not included, especially from the doo-wop and sweet song era, (1950's to about 1964) which is my favorite period for R & B. I do love the recommendations for what to listen to first for an artist or group you're unfamiliar with. I'd like to see Reggae and Lovers Rock, as well as sampling of songs by other artists, along with "covers" of songs dealt with in a similar format someday. One great fe. ) which is my favorite period for R & B. I do love the recommendations for what to listen to first for an artist or group you're unfamiliar with. I'd like to see Reggae and Lovers Rock, as well as sampling of songs by other artists, along with "covers" of songs dealt with in a similar format someday. One great fe. My go-to reference for new 60's-70's R&B purchases Larry W. Collins I love 60's -70's R&b (although I'll listen to, and collect, recordings that I consider to be in keeping with that era's sound/style that were recorded either before or after that time) and the majority of my R&B collection is centered around that time, about 90% or so, but after years of focusing on that era the majority of what I wanted to collect I owned. I began to pursue recordings that I was unfamiliar with, which was difficult because I was (heh, heh) unfamiliar with them and didn't want to waste a lot of money on hit or miss purchases.I had ordered this b. J. Warren said R&B Bible. This book covers a large era of R&B and Soul musical artist. I highly recommend this to all music lovers to include in their libraries. Anybody and everybody relevant in the music industry that had a record out, is in this book. I actually have the revised edition, so glad I waited. It goes back to the legendary musicians and producers to the artist of the late 90's. It gives so much informative and detailed information about the artist, from the beginning of their careers, names of band members to a discography of all their recordings.