Memphis 68 - The Tragedy of Southern Soul

Following on from Cosgrove's "Detroit 67", this is the story of soul music in 1968, from the aftermath of Otis Redding's death to the rise of Black Power radicalism and the assassination of Martin Luther King.

About the author

Stuart Cosgrove originally from Perth, was media editor with the NME and a feature writer for a range of newspapers and magazines. In 2005 he was named Broadcaster of the Year in the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards and in 2012 he won numerous awards including a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award for Channel 4’s coverage of the London Paralympics 2012. The second book in his soul trilogy, Memphis 68, won the Penderyn Music Prize in 2018.

Summary

Memphis 68 is the second book in Stuart Cosgrove's vibrant trilogy of American soul music, told through the prism of social and civil upheaval. It takes the reader through the tumultuous year of 1968: from the aftermath of Otis Redding’s death to the rise of Black Power radicalism, and the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Cosgrove
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781846974137
• ISBN: 978-1-84697-413-7
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: The Soul Trilogy; The Soul Trilogy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Soul and Funk, Music, Biography: general, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Autobiography: general, Tennessee, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / General, HISTORY / North America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, c 1960 to c 1970, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, General and world history, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Society and culture: general, Biography: historical, political and military, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B, Soul & R 'n' B, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General