Respect Yourself Stax Records and the Soul Explosion

Set against the backdrop of 1960s and '70s soul music, this unforgettable story of racial integration, black power, economic independence, music and musicians traces the rise and fall of the original Stax Records - the legendary Memphis record label, which was home to Otis Redding and many others.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Robert Gordon has been writing about Memphis music and history for thirty years and is the author of It Came from Memphis, Can't Be Satisfied, The King on the Road, and The Elvis Treasures. He won a Grammy in 2011 for his liner notes to the Big Star box set Keep an Eye on the Sky. His film work includes producing and directing the documentary Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story for PBS's Great Performances. Gordon lives in Memphis.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Gordon, Professor of Drama and Theatre Robert (Gol Gordon
• Verlag: Bloomsbury
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.04.2015
• Thema: Sachbuch
• EAN: 9781608194162
• ISBN: 978-1-60819-416-2
• Anzahl Seiten: 480
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15.7 x 23.5 x 3 cm
• Themen: History, Tennessee, MUSIC / History & Criticism, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, MUSIC / Business Aspects, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B