Keeping the Faith - A History of Northern Soul

This book examines the development of northern soul, its clubs, publications, and practices by locating it in the shifting economic and social context of the English midlands and north in the 1970s. Using fanzines, diaries, letters, and oral testimony it presents a vivid insight into the scene.

About the author

Keith Gildart is Professor of Labour and Social History at the University of Wolverhampton and co-founder of the Subcultures Network. He is the author of Images of England through Popular Music: Class, Youth and Rock 'n' Roll 1955-1976 and an editor of the Dictionary of Labour Biography.

Summary

This book examines the development of northern soul, its clubs, publications, and practices by locating it in the shifting economic and social context of the English midlands and north in the 1970s. Using fanzines, diaries, letters, and oral testimony it presents a vivid insight into the scene. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Catterall, Keith Gildart, Keith Catterall Gildart
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781526160416
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6041-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries