Songs in the key of black life : a nation of rhythm and blues.
by
 
Neal, Mark Anthony.

Title
Songs in the key of black life : a nation of rhythm and blues.

Author
Neal, Mark Anthony.

ISBN
9780415965712
 
9780415965705

Personal Author
Neal, Mark Anthony.

Publication Information
New York, USA : Routledge, Inc, 2003.

Physical Description
214 p.

General Note
In "Songs in the Key of Black Life", cultural critic Mark Anthony Neal turns his attention to rhythm and blues. He argues that R&B - often dismissed as "just a bunch of love songs," yet the second most popular genre in terms of sales - can tell us much.

Contents
Rhythm 1. Revolutionary Mixtape 2. Grown Ass Women 3. Digging the Scene (with the Gangsta Lean) 4. Habermas in the Hood 5. Sexual Healing (the Oh My! Interlude) 6. The E-Double and the Trouble Man 7. Bellbottoms, Bluebelles, and the Funke-Ass White Girl 8. Nuyorican Nostalgia 9. Some Otha Shit And Blues 10. Radio Free Soul 11. Big Pimpin' 12. But It's Not a Rap CD 13. Three the Hard Way.


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