The Meaning of Soul: Black Music and Resilience Since the 1960s

(Part of the Refiguring American Music Series)

by Emily J. Lordi

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In The Meaning of Soul, Emily J. Lordi proposes a new understanding of this famously elusive concept. In the 1960s, Lordi argues, soul came to signify a cultural belief in black resilience, which was enacted through musical practices--inventive cover versions, falsetto vocals, ad-libs, and false endings. Through these soul techniques, artists such as Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, and Minnie Riperton...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1478009594

ISBN13:9781478009597

Release Date:August 2020

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Arts, Music & Photography Music Social Science Social Sciences

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