Stuart Cosgrove

Broschiertes Buch

Memphis 68

The Tragedy of Southern Soul

Beschreibung

Memphis 68Â is the second book in Stuart Cosgrove's vibrant trilogy of American soul music, told through the prism of social and civil upheaval. It takes the reader through the tumultuous year of 1968: from the aftermath of Otis Reddingâ s death to the rise of Black Power radicalism, and the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King.

Autor

Stuart Cosgrove, originally from Perth, was a fanzine writer on the northern soul scene before joining the black music paper Echoes, as a staff writer. He became media editor with the NME and a feature writer for a range of newspapers and magazines. A graduate of Hull University, he completed a PhD in modern American theatre history. In 2005 he was named Broadcaster of the Year in the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards and in 2012 he won numerous awards including a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award for Channel 4's coverage of the London Paralympics 2012.

Produktdetails

• The Soul Trilogy
• Verlag: Birlinn General
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 129mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 294g
• ISBN-13: 9781846974137
• ISBN-10: 1846974135
• Artikelnr.: 51553547