In a narrative that captures all the tumult and liberating energy of a country in division and transition, Sweet Soul Music is the story of the birth of modern rhythm-and-blues.
Guralnick records the rise and fall of Stax Records - the Memphis powerhouse label that produced a string of classics from the likes of Otis Redding and Booker T. and the MGs - and other labels such as Atlantic, as well as profiling such major artists as Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Solomon Burke and Al Green.
This is a fascinating tale of a decade that produced some of the finest music ever.
- ISBN10 1841952400
- ISBN13 9781841952406
- Publish Date 2 May 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 June 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Canongate Books Ltd
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English