Hey America!: The Epic Story of Black Music and the White House

by Stuart Cosgrove

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This is the untold story of black music - its triumph over racism, segregation, undercapitalized record labels, media discrimination and political anxiety - told through the perspective of the most powerful office in the world: from Louis Armstrong's spat with President Eisenhower and Eartha Kitt's stormy encounter with Lady Bird Johnson to James Brown's flirtation with Nixon, Reaganomics and the Cop Killer scandal.

Moving, insightful...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1846975840

ISBN13:9781846975844

Release Date:October 2022

Publisher:Polygon

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography History Music Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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