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OverviewThe Beatles and Black Music discusses the influence that black music and culture has had over the Beatles throughout their career. The book adopts a musicological and historiographic account to demonstrate the extent to which Liverpool’s colonial history has influenced the Beatles’ music. Beginning with the grand narrative British colonial history pre-Beatles, it moves through the influence on the Beatles teenage years in the 1950s, through their association with Lord Woodbine, the Beatles love American Rhythm and Blues in the mid-1960s, a discussion of post-colonial British identity to the lasting effect black music has for the Beatles’ legacy and still has on the solo careers of Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. Tracing the history from the Slave Trade in 1795 to the nascent Mersey Beat scene in the early 1960s, this book is the first to explore the Beatles from this important cultural lens. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Richard Mills (St Mary’s University, Twickenham, UK)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9781501366949ISBN 10: 1501366947 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 27 June 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Manufactured on demand  Table of Contents1. Lord Woodbine and the Liverpool Music Scene 2. Cunard Yanks: The Beatles and 1950s Rhythm and Blues 3. Cover Versions on Please Please Me and With the Beatles 4. The Beatles, Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Atlantic, Stax and Motown 5. The White Album, Let It Be and Abbey Road 6. The Black Album. The Beatles and Black Music After Their Breakup In 1970 Conclusion. Post-Colonial Solo BeatlesReviewsAuthor InformationRichard Mills is Programme Director and Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies and Screen Media at the School of Arts and Humanities at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, UK. He is the author of The Beatles and Fandom (Bloomsbury 2019) and co-editor with Lee Brooks and Mark Donnelly of Mad Dogs and Englishness (Bloomsbury 2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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