num_pages: 448
description: A fascinating tale of a decade that produced some of the finest music ever . In a narrative that captures all the tumult and liberating energy of a country in division and transition, Sweet Soul Music is the story of the birth of modern rhythm-and-blues. Guralnick records the rise and fall of Stax Records - the Memphis powerhouse label that produced a string of classics from the likes of Otis Redding and Booker T. and the MGs - and other labels such as Atlantic, as well as profiling such major artists as Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Solomon Burke and Al Green.
language: English
title: Sweet Soul Music : Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
titlecomplete: Sweet Soul Music : Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom
genres: 20th Century, American, Unfinished, Biography, Cultural, Music, Reference, African American, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 2292
publisher: Mojo Books