Right to Rock
Author | : Maureen Mahon |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2004-06-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 0822333171 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780822333173 |
Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Right to Rock by : Maureen Mahon
Download or read book Right to Rock written by Maureen Mahon and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004-06-23 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original architects of rock 'n roll were black musicians, but by the 1980s, rock music produced by African Americans was no longer "authentically black." Mahon offers an in-depth account of how, since 1985, members of the Black Rock Coalition have broadened understandings of black identity and culture through rock music.