The Death of Rhythm & Blues
by Nelson George
ISBN: 0394552385
ISBN-13: 9780394552385
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1988
Edition: 1th edition
Pages: 222
Publisher's Notes
Examines the changing sound of rhythm and blues, from the electrifying music of such greats as Chuck Berry and Aretha Franklin to current mainstream names like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, and explores the reasons for this radical shift.
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
Nelson George
Pantheon. Used - Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
George, Nelson
New York, New York, U.S.A.: PANTHEON BOOKS, 1988 BLACK SPINE, WHITE LETTERING, COLORFUL FRONT COVER, CLEAN, TIGHT, 222 PAGES. HARDBACK W/ DJ. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Illus. by PHOTOS. REG SIZE. ( more information) Offered by BOOK BUDDY (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
George, Nelson
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1988 Ex-Library Very good to fine condition book. Ex library still has card pouch in the front of the book a library label on the front end sheet. Stamped by same library on the bottom of the book. Otherwise the pages are crisp clean bright and white. The dust jacket is protected by a mylar wrapper. 222 pages including the index. An interesting book about the psychology and operation of the black music business. Written by an author with much inside information.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by JPollard Bookseller (United States)
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THE DEATH OF RHYTHM & BLUES
George, Nelson
Pantheon. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardbound. Very light soil on page edges; ISBN 0394552385; 8vo . ( more information) Offered by Encore Books (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
George, Nelson
New York: Pantheon. June 12, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. A highly collectible first edition, protected in a new brodart wrapper. Slicing through the main layers of the world of R & B, George, music critic for Billboard and Playboy , profiles his personal heroes in the recent history of black musicespecially in the evolution of black radio, the growth of independent record labels and the development of retail outlets for R & B records. Here are perceptive summations of the contributions of such star creative performers as Chuck Berry, James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson, as well as of lesser-known musicians, and of the links between black social and economic affairs and the changes in contemporary black culture. Above all, George examines the business of black music and probes the ways in which it has affected the "symptoms of illness" in R & B. He is convinced that "black America's assimilationist obsession is heading it straight toward cultural suicide." ( more information) Offered by Infinity Books Japan (Japan)
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The Death Of Rhythm And Blues
George, Nelson
Pantheon. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0394552385 . Exlibrary, usual markings. ; 222 pages . ( more information) Offered by Jonathan Grobe Books (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm & Blues
George, Nelson
N.y.: Pantheon Books, 1988. a very good copy with a very good dust jacket.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Trolley Line Books (United States)
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THE DEATH OF RHYTHM & BLUES
Nelson, George
Pantheon Books:, 1988. 222 pages, illsutrated with b&w photographs. "This provocative book is the first to tell the complete story of the transforamtion of black music within the white-dominated music industry in the last fifty years- and in doing so, to outline the perlious position of black culture within white American society." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.. First Edition Stated. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by PASCALE'S BOOKS (United States)
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THE DEATH OF RHYTHM & BLUES
George, Nelson [Dust Wrapper illustration by Javier Romero, design by louise Fili, author photo by Dafvid Lee]
New York: Pantheon Books [1988], 1988. First edition. Review copy with promotional material laid in. 222 pages, photo-illustrated, index. Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Other Worlds Bookstore (United States)
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THE DEATH OF RHYTHM & BLUES
GEORGE, Nelson
NY: Pantheon, 1988. 1st edition. 222 pages. Hardcover. Index. Very Good in Fine dust jacket - spine slightly slanted. In protective glassine. ISBN: 0394552385 ( more information) Offered by Horizon Books (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
George, Nelson
New York: Pantheon Books, 1988. Crisp clean copy with slight edge and spine wear. Pictorial dust jacket is price-clipped. Slight edge wear, light foxing to inside of DJ. ISBN: 0394552385. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Music: Rhythm & Blues. ( more information) Offered by Kaboom Books (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
George, Nelson
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1988. Near Fine in Near Fine dj very light wear to spine-ends. ISBN: 0-394-55238-5. First Edition. Hard Cover. MUSIC HISTORY CRITICISM 20TH CENTURY RHYTHM BLUES. ( more information) Offered by Avalon Books (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm & Blues
George, Nelson
New York: Pantheon Books. 1988. F 1st Edition. xvi, 222p., b/w illus., dj. ( more information) Offered by Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm and Blues
George, Nelson
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1988. First printing. Black cloth binding, blue boards, gilt titles. Unread copy with some slight soil to top edge and a remainder mark to bottom edge. iDJ has slight rubbing. 222 pp.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by citynightsbooks (United States)
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The Death of Rhythm & Blues
George, Nelson
Pantheon. Very Good+ in Fine dust jacket 1988. First Edition. Hardbound. in DJ:stain on back cover & BFEP;INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR; ISBN 0394552385; 8vo . ( more information) Offered by Encore Books (United States)
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