SWEET SOUL MUSIC: RHYTHM AND BLUES AND THE SOUTHERN DREAM OF FREEDOM PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Peter Guralnick | 384 pages | 01 Jul 1999 | Little, Brown & Company | 9780316332736 | English | New York, United States Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom PDF Book Notebooks: 1 Dozens , Subseries: "2. Many of the key players were still around and happy to be interviewed when Peter Guralnick researched the book. Audio recordings are chiefly interviews by Guralnick and others, including Alexandra Guralnick, Lee Hildebrand, Jerry Hopkins, Ernst Jorgensen, Michael Ochs, and Dick Waterman, in addition to radio and television interviews with Guralnick, phone conversations, music performances, listening sessions, research musings, and other documentary recordings. Encompassing more than 1, pages including 1, pages of text , the work was an in-depth, scholarly examination of Presley's life and music. Picked this up used at Laurie's Planet of Sound. Folder Production: Proof , Subseries: "1. Even Motown began, [with] almost all love songs. There, Franklin remade her sound, letting her gospel roots come out. I did it because I liked it, therefore I was able to record what I wanted to. Wailing Souls. Folder Folder 73 Folder For details, please see the restrictions. Research: Clippings December , Subseries: "1. Notebooks: May , Subseries: "2. Notebooks: Winter , Subseries: "2. Production: Galleys: back matter , Subseries: "1. Research: Cash Box Nadine , Subseries: "1. I enjoyed learning about the founding of Stax Records and Muscle Shoals, etc. I said, "Man, this woman gonna knock you out. And O. I was in sickle cell research at the University of Tennessee. Rock music--United States. Research: Interviews: Swain, Hamp , Subseries: "1. Drafts: Correspondence and edited drafts , Subseries: "1. However, he also began to develop the style for which he is now known, writing with respect for the music but willing to place musicians in the cold light of reality. While numerous smaller labels made invaluable contributions to soul music, these three labels were responsible for some of the most explosive soul music of the s and s. Research: RCA documents , Subseries: "1. Drafts: Steve Allen outline , Subseries: "1. Some of Guralnick's folders have notes written on them related to the contents. Thankfully, he wised up, and we are blessed with his two-volume biography of Presley. For black Americans especially, soul music defined the s, offering a cultural soundtrack to the civil rights movement and the larger awakening of black consciousness and pride. And of course the discography is indispensable. Peter Guralnick. Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom Writer Nov 19, Don rated it it was amazing. Both musical forms coexisted as separate expressions of black life. Folder Folder 89 Folder 90 Folder 91 Folder Chiefly copies of correspondence, as well as business and financial records, circa Drafts: Outline supplement: December June , Subseries: "1. We had group singing going on, so later on I started forming groups. I thought this book was very readable, even though it felt sometimes like an avalanche of details about artists, recording sessions, tours, labels, musicians. General Subject Files, bulk Drafts: Critical readers' comments , Subseries: "1. He focuses a lot of attention on the Stax label in Memphis, which was a pioneer in soul music and unusual for being an integrated space. They said. Their company, originally called Satellite Productions, began with an Ampex recorder in a rented store in Brunswick, just outside of Memphis. Includes correspondence with music industry figures. Drafts: Colin Escott notes , Subseries: "1. They were only with me for a little while physically, but their inner being, their spirit, is still with me. For details, please see the restrictions. Titles and dates are typically marked on the cover or front page. I learned so much from this book! I was raised in the church, a Baptist church, Pentecostal. Almost Grown : Materials not yet received. Published works: Smithsonian Elvis exhibit, , Subseries: "2. Drafts: Outline supplement: March June , Subseries: "1. I was able, even in interviews, to state a lot of the philosophy of my life, a lot of things that I believe in. Interviews: Elvis interviews R-: Shepard, T. Typed draft of manuscript for Mister Downchild. Guralnick approached his subject with an unprecedented fastidiousness, and his seamless narrative makes it read like a spellbinding novel. Despite a number of hits in the period, Stax declined with the dissolution of Booker T. Drafts: Chapter outlines Vol. Songwriter, producer, and one-time record shop owner Berry Gordy, Jr. Showing Jul 26, Chhaya rated it really liked it. Research: Sepia , Subseries: "1. It soul had a relatively short life, but it was powerful stuff and its history is fascinating - well worth searching out and reading. Notebooks: March-June , Subseries: "2. Drafts: outline I , Subseries: "1. Perhaps the main aspect that's dated since its publication is the discography in the back, in that many of the recommended compilations have been superseded by newer reissues. Drafts: Copyedited manuscript , Subseries: "1. Research: Lee Hildebrand gospel interviews: Harris, R. Drafts: Postscript outline , Subseries: "1. Labor Of Love! Guralnick's first two books, Almost Grown and Mister Downchild , were short story collections published by Larry Stark, whose small press in Cambridge, Larry Stark Press, was devoted to stories and poems. A schoolfriend of mine, whose father worked for the local paper, gave this to me on the condition that I write a review. Video Recordings, and undated Addition of 6. Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom Reviews Chiefly notes on corrections and edited galleys. And it seems to have helped many people, especially the ones who were singing it. Published works: Smithsonian Elvis exhibit, , Subseries: "2. Concluding in the 70's with Al Green when soul gave way to funk, disco, and other synthesized forms of rhythm and blues, we are presented with as cogent a history of this essential art form as has yet been written. Works by Others, Notebooks: January-September , Subseries: "2. Soul, Human, Origin of. Somebody in the audience recorded this show, resulting in a live release under the name of Robert Lee in ' Encompassing more than 1, pages including 1, pages of text , the work countered earlier biographies such as Albert Goldman's Elvis from with an in-depth, scholarly examination of Presley's life and music. Drafts: Outline supplement: , Subseries: "1. Soul Train. It explains how the music was made, by whom, and gives an insight into all the musicians and producers on the scene back then. All of the secularized gospel songs mentioned above were hits for Charles in the mids. Nashville TN: Vanderbilt University. Research: Cleveland Call and Post , Subseries: "1. Note that Peter Guralnick's original file order has been preserved: interviews are listed in loose alphabetical order by interviewee's last name. This collection has access restrictions. Drafts: Colin Escott notes , Subseries: "1. Drafts: Final draft without notes , Subseries: "1. Drafts: End notes: first draft , Subseries: "1. Click to add text Chiefly drafts, unpublished writings, and published articles and essays by Peter Guralnick, as well as articles by others about Guralnick. Back to Top. Drafts: Copy-edited manuscript , Subseries: "1. Interviews: Interviews C-: Clarke, Dr. Research: Interviews: Johnson, Jimmy: undated , Subseries: "1. Published works: Solomon Burke , Subseries: "2. Drafts: September November outline , Subseries: "1. The song peaked in July at a respectable Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom Read Online In the picture, Guralnick is so clearly delighted to be in the presence of "The King Of Rock 'n' Soul" that he appears ready to skip around the room with glee. Encompassing more than 1, pages including 1, pages of text , the work countered earlier biographies such as Albert Goldman's Elvis from with an in-depth, scholarly examination of Presley's life and music. Arrangement: Note that Guralnick's original folder titles follow the "Drafts," "Production," "Promotion," and "Research" designations assigned by the archivist. Includes photocopies of unidentified typed and handwritten notes that appear to be written by Jerry Hopkins about Billy Ray Schilling and Jerry Schilling. Published works: Solomon Burke , Subseries: "2. These songs about how the woman had done him wrong, this was for older people. Drafts: "Heroes and Victims" , Subseries: "2. He is standing next to - and is dwarfed by - one of his idols, singer Solomon Burke. Production: Corrected galleys , Subseries: "1. Miller, Jim, editor. Production: Galley corrections for second printing , Subseries: "1. Research: Interviews original : Alexander, J. Baars convinced Conley to join his band The Sweaters on the fact that he claimed to have a real Hammond b-3 organ and horns! Research: Interviews: Simms, Speedo: undated , Subseries: "1. Research: Interviews: Brown, William: undated , Subseries: "1. Research: Cash Box Nadine , Subseries: "1. Published works: Ray Charles , Subseries: "2. I worked with the song until I developed it. Peter Guralnick is an American music critic, writer on music, and historian of US American popular music, who is also active as an author and screenwriter. Most of the major talents in soul music, with some very notable exceptions, were on these three record labels.