Hey America!

Name: Hey America!
Brand: Hachette New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781846975844
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The Epic Story of Black Music and the White House

By Stuart Cosgrove

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Hey America! reveals the untold story of black music’s struggle against racism, segregation, and media bias, told through encounters with US presidents from Eisenhower to Trump. It explores the rise of sixties soul, the evolution of urban hip-hop, and the complex political backdrop shaping these movements.
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This book will appeal to readers interested in arts & culture, African American history, music history, and the intersection of politics and societal change.

Hey America!unearths the untold story of how successive presidents and their most senior aides recruited pop, rock and soul musicians to campaign for their election and help shape and represent public policy (often with disastrous consequences). It reveals a remarkable roller-coaster of social change.

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This is the untold story of black music—its triumph over racism, segregation, undercapitalised record labels, media discrimination and political anxiety. It is told through the perspective of the most powerful office in the world: from Louis Armstrong's spat with President Eisenhower and Eartha Kitt's stormy encounter with Lady Bird Johnson to James Brown's flirtation with Nixon, Reaganomics and the 'Cop Killer' scandal.

Moving, insightful and wide-ranging, Hey America! charts the evolution of sixties soul from the margins of American society to the mainstream, culminating in the rise of urban hip-hop and the dramatic stand-off between Donald Trump and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Sean O'Hagan, The Observer: 'An erudite and deeply passionate dive into the complex relationship between American music and politics.'

Neil Drysdale, Dundee Courier: 'A terrific job accentuating social tensions and ambiguities among racial groups in the US, heightened since Trump's presidency.'

Sunday Post: 'Another startling, detailed account melding music and politics, charting how black music has coloured the White House.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781846975844

Publisher: Birlinn General

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 04 August 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited

Illustration: b/w throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Stuart Cosgroveoriginally from Perth, was media editor with theNMEand a feature writer for a range of newspapers and magazines. In 2005 he was named Broadcaster of the Year in the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards and in 2012 he won numerous awards including a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award for Channel 4's coverage of the London Paralympics 2012. The second book in his soul trilogy,Memphis 68,won the Penderyn Music Prize in 2018.

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