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The Late Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R&B to Rock 'n' Roll.
・ISBN 978-0-252-06969-7 paper US$ 28.00
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| 著者・編者 | Salem, James M., |
|---|---|
| シリーズ | (Music in American Life) |
| 出版社 | (University of Illinois Press, US) |
| 出版年月 | 2001 |
| ページ数 | 320 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A04-32118＞ |
解説
Johnny Ace's crooning style and stirring ballads made him the first postwar African American artist to cross over to a white audience. After a string of R&B hits, Ace released the million-selling "Pledging My Love," a song headed to the top of the charts when the singer accidentally shot himself in his dressing room between sets at a show.
James M. Salem captures the enigmatic, captivating, and influential R&B legend. Venturing from raucous Beale Street to Houston's vibrant Fourth Ward, Salem places Johnny Ace within a multifaceted world of postwar rhythm and blues that included B. B. King, Johnny Otis, Big Mama Thornton, and Gatemouth Brown. Salem also examines how entrepreneur Don D. Robey and his wife Evelyn Johnson promoted Ace to the top of the charts. Yet fame, as always, had a price. Ace's tours on the Chitlin' Circuit meant endless one-night stands and a grueling schedule that kept him on the road 340 days per year.
Comprehensive and filled with anecdotes, The Late Great Johnny Ace and the Transition from R&B to Rock 'n' Roll tells the story of the star who fused black and white styles and changed American popular music forever.