Item Detail
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Hildebrand, Lee
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Stars of soul and rhythm & blues : top recording artists and showstopping performers, from Memphis and Motown to now
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Book
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New York, N.Y.
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1994
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Billboard Books
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xii, 276 p. : port. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0823076334; 9780823076338
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Rhythm and blues music--Bio-bibliography.
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Soul Music; Rhythm and Blues; Recording Artists; Performers; Memphis; Motown
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ML 102 .S65 H55 1994
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Hildebrand, Lee. Stars of Soul and Rhythm and Blues: Top Recording Artists and Showstopping Performers from Memphis and Motown to Now. Billboard Hit Makers Series. New York: Billboard Books, 1994.
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Good recreational reading for a hobbyist. Contains only limited information.
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Includes Rhythm and Blues (R&B) artists with more than 10 entries on the Billboard R&B top 40 singles charts. A few others have been included if their work was considered too important to omit. Artists are included based on their financial/artistic success. Covers R&B (then called race music) from the 1940's through 1994.
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Lists bands/artists alphabetically by last name except when the name is also used as a band name. Gives a substantial biography of each band in encyclopedia format. Lists artists' significant songs and albums. Titles are listed chronologically with the record's label, year of release, and rank on the Billboard Charts. Some pictures.
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Good index. Specialized coverage. Substantial biography for each artist. Attempts to define how artists fit into the R&B genre.
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No extras: Discography is incomplete. No bibliography. No suggestions for further reading.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3409