Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul (The Soul Trilogy)

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Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul (The Soul Trilogy)

WINNER OF THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE 2018

In the 1950s and 1960s, Memphis, Tennessee, was the launch pad of musical pioneers such as Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Al Green and Isaac Hayes, and by 1968 was a city synonymous with soul music. It was a deeply segregated city, ill at ease with the modern world and yet to adjust to the era of civil rights and racial integration. Stax Records offered an escape from the turmoil of the real world for many soul and blues musicians, with much of the music created there becoming the soundtrack to the civil rights movements.

The book opens with the death of the cityâ€™s most famous recording artist, Otis Redding, who died in a plane crash in the final days of 1967, and then follows the fortunes of Reddingâ€™s label, Stax/Volt Records, as its fortunes fall and rise again. But, as the tense year unfolds, the city dominates world headlines for the worst of reasons: the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
Country USA
Brand Polygon
Manufacturer Polygon
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber Illustrations, color
ReleaseDate 2018-06-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781846974137

Country	USA
Brand	Polygon
Manufacturer	Polygon
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations, color
ReleaseDate	2018-06-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781846974137

Memphis 68: The Tragedy of Southern Soul (The Soul Trilogy)

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