The beat! [[electronic resource] ] : go-go music from Washington, D.C. / / Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778414303321
• Autore: Lornell Kip <1953->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-48485-0; 9786612484858; 1-60473-343-8
• Edizione: [Updated and rev. new ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Collana: American made music series
• Altri autori (Persone): StephensonCharles C
• Disciplina: 781.64089/960730753
• Soggetti: Go-go (Music) - Washington (D.C.) - History and criticism; African Americans - Washington (D.C.) - Social life and customs - 20th century; African Americans - Washington (D.C.) - Social life and customs - 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-276) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The roots and emergence of go-go -- Going to a go-go -- Band profiles -- Communities -- Entrepreneurs -- The media -- Go-go on film.
• Sommario/riassunto: The Beat! was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this new edition, updated by a substantial chapter on the current scene, authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., place go-go within black popular music made since the middle 1970s--a period during which hip-hop has predominated. This styling reflects the District's African American heritage. Its super-charged drumming and vocal combinations of hip-hop, funk, and soul evolved and still thrive on the streets of Washington, D.C., and in neighboring Prince George's County, making it