The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C.

by Kip Lornell, Charles C. Stephenson Jr., Charles C. Stephenson

The Beat was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this edition, updated by a substantial chapter on the current scene, authors Kip Lornell and Charles C. Stephenson, Jr., place go-go within black popular music made since the middle 1970s--a period during which hip-hop has predominated. This styling reflects the District's African American heritage. Its super-charged drumming and vocal combinations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604732415
• ISBN13: 9781604732412
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.8"