"From Swing to Soul: An Illustrated History of African American Popular Music from 1930 to 1960" traces the vibrant strands of African American Influence and innovation in mid-twentieth century music. William Barlow and Cheryl Finley chart the transformations from Depression-era rural blues to urban blues, from big-band jazz or "swing" to modern jazz or "bebop" from rhythm and blues to rock-'n'-roll, and on to soul, with its gospel based anthems of black consciousness. "From Swing to Soul" follows a work by Barlow and ...
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"From Swing to Soul: An Illustrated History of African American Popular Music from 1930 to 1960" traces the vibrant strands of African American Influence and innovation in mid-twentieth century music. William Barlow and Cheryl Finley chart the transformations from Depression-era rural blues to urban blues, from big-band jazz or "swing" to modern jazz or "bebop" from rhythm and blues to rock-'n'-roll, and on to soul, with its gospel based anthems of black consciousness. "From Swing to Soul" follows a work by Barlow and another collaborator, Thomas L. Morgan: From Catwalks to Concert Halls: An Illustrated History of African American Popular Music from 1895 to 1930, the second-prize winner of the 1992 prestigious Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.
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