Hey America! - The Epic Story of Black Music and the White House

Hey America! unearths the untold story of how successive presidents and their most senior aides recruited pop, rock and soul musicians to campaign for their election and help shape and represent public policy (often with disastrous consequences). It reveals a remarkable roller-coaster of social change.

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

Hey America! unearths the untold story of how successive presidents and their most senior aides recruited pop, rock and soul musicians to campaign for their election and help shape and represent public policy (often with disastrous consequences). It reveals a remarkable roller-coaster of social change.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Cosgrove
• Publisher: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781846975844
• ISBN: 978-1-84697-584-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; USA, Soul and Funk, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, MUSIC / General, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Political leaders & leadership, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Music: styles and genres, Political leaders and leadership, Soul & R 'n' B, Relating to African American / Black American people