Soul Serenade

Author : Timothy R. Hoover
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781574418873

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Soul Serenade by Timothy R. Hoover Pdf

Although in 2000 he became the first sideman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, “King Curtis” Ousley never lived to accept his award. Tragically, he was murdered outside his New York City home in 1971. At that moment, thirty-seven-year-old King Curtis was widely regarded as the greatest R & B saxophone player of all time. He also may have been the most prolific, having recorded with well over two hundred artists during an eighteen-year span. Soul Serenade is the definitive biography of one of the most influential musicians of the 50s, 60s, and early 70s. Timothy R. Hoover chronicles King Curtis’s meteoric rise from a humble Texas farm to the recording studios of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and New York City as well as to some of the world’s greatest music stages, including the Apollo Theatre, Fillmore West, and Montreux Jazz Festival. Curtis’s “chicken-scratch” solos on the Coasters’ Yakety Yak changed the role of the saxophone in rock & roll forever. His band opened for the Beatles at their famous Shea Stadium concert in 1965. He also backed his “little sister” and close friend Aretha Franklin on nearly all of her tours and Atlantic Records productions from 1967 until his death. Soul Serenade is the result of more than twenty years of interviews and research. It is the most comprehensive exploration of Curtis’s complex personality: his contagious sense of humor and endearing southern elegance as well as his love for gambling and his sometimes aggressive temperament. Hoover explores Curtis’s vibrant relationships and music-making with the likes of Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Sam Moore, Donny Hathaway, and Duane Allman, among many others.

Author : Rashod Ollison
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780807088975

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Soul Serenade by Rashod Ollison Pdf

A coming-of-age memoir about a young boy in rural Arkansas who searches for himself and his distant father through soul music Growing up in rural Arkansas, young Rashod Ollison turned to music to make sense of his life. The dysfunction, sadness, and steely resilience of his family and neighbors was reflected in the R&B songs that played on 45s in smoky rooms. Steeped in the sounds, the smells, the salty language of rural Arkansas in the 1980s, Soul Serenade is the memoir of a pop music critic whose love for soul music was fostered by his father, Raymond. Drafted into the Vietnam War as a teenager, Raymond returned a changed man, “dead on the inside.” After his parents’ volatile marriage ended in divorce, Rashod was haunted by the memory of his itinerant father and his mama’s long forgotten “sunshine smile.” For six-year-old Rashod, his father’s record collection—the music of Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Al Green, and others—provided solace, coherence, and escape. Moving nine times during his childhood, Rashod constantly adjusted to new schools and homes with his two sisters, Dusa and Reagan, and his mother, Dianne. Resilient and tough, while also being distant and punitive, she worked multiple jobs, striving “to make ends wave at each other if they couldn’t meet.” He spent time with his acerbic mother’s mother, Mama Teacake, and her family’s living-out-loud ways, which clashed with his father’s family—religious, discreet, and appropriate—where Rashod gravitated to Big Mama and Paw Paw, his father’s parents. Becoming aware of his same-sex attraction, Rashod felt further isolated and alone but was encouraged by mentors in the community who fostered his intelligence and talent. He became transformed through discovering the writing of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni, and other literary greats, and these books, along with the soulful sounds of the 1970s and 80s, enabled him to thrive in spite of the instability and harshness of his childhood. In textured and evocative language, and peppered with unexpected humor, Soul Serenade is an original and captivating coming-of-age story set to an original beat.

Author : Kaylee Ryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 098618005X

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Emphatic by Kaylee Ryan Pdf

There comes a point in your life where you have to say enough is enough. I wasted my college years on a guy who played with my head, played with my heart. I was blinded by the fairytale, the one that didn't exist. The day I gave up on the idea of happily ever after, my focus became me. Moving forward and establishing my career. Until one day... I didn't expect him. My new boss, a six foot two, inked rock god. I believed I was working for the record label, I was wrong. It's impossible for me to keep my distance, believe me I've tried. He's not who I expected him to be. He's so much more he's...Emphatic 18 and over audience

Author : Martin Popoff
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 4838 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-08
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781440229169

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Goldmine Record Album Price Guide by Martin Popoff Pdf

Whether you're cleaning out a closet, basement or attic full of records, or you're searching for hidden gems to build your collection, you can depend on Goldmine Record Album Price Guide to help you accurately identify and appraise your records in order to get the best price. • Knowledge is power, so power-up with Goldmine! • 70,000 vinyl LPs from 1948 to present • Hundreds of new artists • Detailed listings with current values • Various artist collections and original cast recordings from movies, televisions and Broadway • 400 photos • Updated state-of-the-market reports • New feature articles • Advice on buying and selling Goldmine Grading Guide - the industry standard

Author : Paul C. Mawhinney
Publisher : Pittsburgh, Pa. : Record-Rama Sound Archives
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Music
ISBN : 0910925011

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MusicMaster by Paul C. Mawhinney Pdf

Music directory with records for artists, titles, labels and year of release for 45 RPM records published between 1947 and 1982.

Author : Randy McNutt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738550760

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The Cincinnati Sound by Randy McNutt Pdf

Chiefly historic photographs and programs, with descriptive text.

Author : Gloria Lynne,Karen Chilton
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312700836

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I Wish You Love by Gloria Lynne,Karen Chilton Pdf

A unique memoir that takes you from the Harlem Revival and the Golden Age of Jazz to the New Millennium, I Wish You Love is an account of the African American Jazz Experience from one of the voices that led it. Born and raised in Harlem, Gloria Lynne lied about her age and won the Apollo Amateur Hour at the age of fifteen. Launched into a career that would span four decades, I Wish You Love is the story of her roller-coaster, trouble-filled life. It is an inspiring story of a courageous woman overcoming terrible adversities--a story of triumph over tragedy, of heartbreaking and heart-mending, and a jazz career that would span four decades. It is also an important piece of American history, a first-hand account of the African-American music experience during the second half of the twentieth century. "This is a moving tribute to the crucible of Harlem jazz." - Publishers Weekly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Randy McNutt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439618769

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The Cincinnati Sound by Randy McNutt Pdf

From 1940 to 1970, Cincinnati overflowed with musical opportunities. Hank Williams recorded his hit “Lovesick Blues.” Andy Williams, Rosemary and Betty Clooney, and Doris Day appeared regularly on WLW Radio, which also broadcast Boone County Jamboree. Then came the network television show Midwestern Hayride and stardom for Kenny Price. Meanwhile, King and Fraternity Records released hundreds of hits for James Brown, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Cowboy Copas, Lonnie Mack, and the Casinos. In the late 1960s, the Lemon Pipers sang “Green Tambourine,” and rock bands ruled Coney Island’s Moonlite Gardens. It was a wild, incredible ride while it lasted, and it left such an indelible impression that today Cincinnati is remembered as one of America’s top music capitals.

Author : Kaylee Ryan
Publisher : Kaylee Ryan
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0999461257

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Definite by Kaylee Ryan Pdf

Lauren captivated me with those big brown eyes of hers, and I knew my life would never be the same. What started out as friendship, has turned into so much more.I was shocked when Tristian asked for my number. There hasn't been a day since that I haven't heard from him. He may be the drummer, but that deep sexy voice, it turns me inside out.I assumed it would be one and done, but that's not how our story ends.I worry it's not what he wants. He tells me he's Definite.This is the third book in the Soul Serande Series.Emphatic - Book #1Assured - Book #2

Author : William O. Bateman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015096416386

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Light of My Soul by William O. Bateman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : ICON Group International
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Insistent by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank W. Hoffmann
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015009710099

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The Cash Box Black Contemporary Singles Charts, 1960-1984 by Frank W. Hoffmann Pdf

A helpful reference that makes available the wealth of data contained in Cash Box's popular music singles (45 rpm records) charts over a 25-year period. No other comparable compilation covers as long a time span for the black contemporary genre.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Jazz
ISBN : UOM:39015057435102

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Jazz Times by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1104 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : African Americans
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007405819

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Negro Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pat Downey,George Albert,Frank W. Hoffmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Popular music
ISBN : UOM:39015037346908

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Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950-1993 by Pat Downey,George Albert,Frank W. Hoffmann Pdf

This work documents 44 years of American chart history. It provides the following information for each song: its entry date into the Cash Box pop chart, its highest position, the number of weeks it remained in the chart, the original record label and the catalogue number.