{"product_id":"the-new-blue-music-changes-in-rhythm-blues-19501999-american-made-music-series-9781578068623","title":"The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm \u0026 Blues  19501999 (American Made Music Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRhythm \u0026amp; blues emerged from the African American community in the late 1940s to become the driving force in American popular music over the next half-century. Although sometimes called doo-wop  soul  funk  urban contemporary  or hip-hop  R\u0026amp;B is actually an umbrella category that includes all of these styles and genres. It is in fact a modern-day incarnation of a musical tradition that stretches back to nineteenth-century America  and even further to African beginnings.  The New Blue Music: Changes in Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues  1950-1999 traces the development of R\u0026amp;B from 1950 to 1999 by closely analyzing the top twenty-five songs of each decade. The music of artists as wide-ranging as Louis Jordan; John Lee Hooker; Ray Charles; James Brown; Earth  Wind \u0026amp; Fire; Michael Jackson; Public Enemy; Mariah Carey; and Usher takes center stage as the author illustrates how R\u0026amp;B has not only retained its traditional core style  but has also experienced a re-Africanization over time.  By investigating musical elements of form  style  and content in R\u0026amp;Band offering numerous musical examplesthe book shows the connection between R\u0026amp;B and other forms of American popular and religious music  such as spirituals  ragtime  blues  jazz  country  gospel  and rock n roll. With this evidence in hand  the author hypothesizes the existence of an even larger musical super-genre which he labels The New Blue Music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666268545077,"sku":"ByrdShop_1578068622","price":70.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781578068623.jpg?v=1782426058","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-new-blue-music-changes-in-rhythm-blues-19501999-american-made-music-series-9781578068623","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}