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 fifty 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.
- ISBN10 1101160217
- ISBN13 9781101160213
- Publish Date 15 August 2003 (first published 12 June 1988)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Penguin Group
- Format eBook
- Pages 256
- Language English