Blackbird : How Black Musicians Sang the Beatles into Being-- And Sang Back to Them Ever After / / Katie Kapurch and Jon Marc Smith
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| Autore: |
Kapurch Katie <1983->
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| Titolo: |
Blackbird : How Black Musicians Sang the Beatles into Being-- And Sang Back to Them Ever After / / Katie Kapurch and Jon Marc Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2023] |
| ©2023 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (340 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 782.421660922 |
| Soggetto topico: | Popular music - African American influences |
| Popular music - History and criticism | |
| African Americans - Music - History and criticism | |
| Music and race | |
| Birds - Songs and music - History and criticism | |
| Altri autori: |
CassellsCyrus
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| Persona (resp. second.): | SmithJon Marc |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword—Cyrus Cassells -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Change the History; The Blackbird in Song, Story, and Transatlantic Flight -- 1. Flee (Free) as a Bird: The Legacy of the Ring Shout, Flying Africans, and Gospel in Black Music and the Beatles -- 2. Sing a Song of Blackbird: Pre-Twentieth-Century Transatlantic Flights in Black Music, the Beatles, and Liverpool -- 3. I’m a Little Blackbird: Florence Mills, Blackbirds of the Harlem Renaissance, and the Beatles’ Jazz Age Predecessors -- 4. Flying Across the Ocean: Lead Belly, “Grey Goose,” and the Beatles’ Liverpool Skiffle Scene -- 5. You Can Fly Away: Lord Woodbine and Lord Kitchener, “Yellow Bird,” and Calypso in the Beatles’ Liverpool Club Scene -- 6. You Ain’t Ever Gonna Fly: Nina Simone’s “Blackbird” and Revolutionary Responses to the Beatles -- 7. A Blackbird on a White Album: Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Diana Ross, and Other Winged Inspirations in and around 1968 -- 8. Like a Bird Up in the Sky: Billy Preston Flies to the Beatles in London and Circles Back to Los Angeles with “Blackbird” -- 9. Y’all Ready, Girls? “Blackbird” Soars in San Francisco with Sylvester, Two Tons O’ Fun, and the Band -- 10. I Was Just Seeing Myself Singing: Bettye LaVette on Interpreting the Beatles and Singing a Bridge of Blackbirds -- Conclusion: Twenty-First-Century “Blackbird” in Paul McCartney’s Legend, for #BlackLivesMatter, and into Transoceanic Flightpaths -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book explores the profound influence of Black musicians on the Beatles, highlighting the rich and complex interplay of musical and cultural exchanges across the Atlantic. It delves into the history of African diasporic arts and their impact on the Beatles' music, emphasizing the symbolic and storytelling legacies of Black music. The authors, Katie Kapurch and Jon Marc Smith, provide a detailed analysis of how Black musical traditions, including gospel, jazz, and calypso, shaped and responded to the Beatles' work. The book also examines the broader cultural and racial contexts, celebrating the enduring legacy of Black musicians in shaping popular music. It is intended for readers interested in music history, cultural studies, and the intersection of race and music. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Blackbird |
| ISBN: | 9780271096292 |
| 0271096292 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910993909003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
American music history.