While there have been a number of studies that have explored African American “movement culture†and African American “movement politics;†rarely has the mixture of black music and black politics or; rather; black music an as expression of black movement politics; been explored across several genres of African American “movement music;†and certainly not with a central focus on the major soundtracks of the Civil Rights Movement: gospel; freedom songs; rhythm blues; and rock roll. Here the mixture of music and politics emerging out of the Civil Rights Movement is critically examined as an incredibly important site and source of spiritual rejuvenation; social organization; political education; and cultural transformation; not simply for the non-violent civil rights soldiers of the 1950s and 1960s; but for organic intellectual-artist-activists deeply committed to continuing the core ideals and ethos of the Civil Rights Movement in the twenty-first century. Civil Rights Music: The Soundtracks of the Civil Rights Movement is primarily preoccupied with that liminal; in-between; and often inexplicable place where black popular music and black popular movements meet and merge. Black popular movements are more than merely social and political affairs. Beyond social organization and political activism; black popular movements provide much-needed spaces for cultural development and artistic experimentation; including the mixing of musical and other aesthetic traditions. “Movement music†experimentation has historically led to musical innovation; and musical innovation in turn has led to new music that has myriad meanings and messages—some social; some political; some cultural; some spiritual and; indeed; some sexual. Just as black popular movements have a multiplicity of meanings; this book argues that the music that emerges out of black popular movements has a multiplicity of meanings as well.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Slapstick comedians more preferred by my brothers tho I did enjoy the biographiesBy Don KidwellReal interesting learning about their lives; for example; I never knew that to pay Moe's doctor bill his mother used some copper pots she no longer needed (pretty humorous but true!) I also come to realize that while they had been stiffed by their producer for years; Moe was quite the real estate investor which paid off handsomely in the end. On a sadder note; the war years rather made me cringe having learned earlier how the Japanese-Americans had been mistreated and the lowbrow humor the Stooges used at the time to portray them. All-in-all; a very informative book that I did appreciate and I would recommend to others interested in learning about the Stooges. Very good book!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fond Memories of Comedy GiantsBy J. PenroseThis is a short; capsulized biography of the Three Stooges but it compresses a lot of meat into a short form and has some excellent illustrations that show well even on a Paperwhite.Not exactly high-brow humor but they never pretended to be. Just some guys trying to make a buck and make you laugh. The sad story of how they were sc***d over for more than twenty years by their studio is recounted. (They never got a raise even when their films were making millions for the studio.)Written with love and affection and with excellent annotations and bibliography; this is a great little handbook to an almost vanished bit of comedy history.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. One StarBy KevinNot a book; just a pamphlet with very tiny print.
