Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records / Edition 1

by Rob Bowman

Overview

Walk the halls of the famous studio that produced hits for Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, and Booker T. and the MGs. Soulsville, U.S.A. provides the first history of the groundbreaking label along with compelling biographies of the promoters, producers, and performers who made and sold the music. Over 45 photos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780825672842
Publisher:	Omnibus Press
Publication date:	12/08/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	420
Sales rank:	218,195
Product dimensions:	0.86(w) x 9.21(h) x 6.14(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Cause I Love You: 1957-1960	1
	Gee Whiz: 1960-1961	14
	You Don't Miss Your Water: 1961-1963	30
	Respect: 1964-1965	49
	Don't Have to Shop Around: 1965	70
	Knock on Wood: 1966	88
	Soul Man: 1967	108
	Wrap It Up: 1968 (Part 1)	136
	Soul Limbo: 1968 (Part 2)	146
	Time Is Tight: 1969	170
	Do the Funky Chicken: 1970	193
	Shaft: 1971	216
	I'll Take You There: 1972 (Part 1)	247
	(If You're Ready) Come Go with Me: 1972 (Part 2)	272
	Rolling Down a Mountainside: 1973	290
	I'll Play the Blues for You: 1974	317
	Walking the Back Streets and Crying: 1975	345
	Epilogue: Angel of Mercy	372
	Selected Bibliography	389
	Index	393

Editorial Reviews

. . . after more than a decade in the making, Soulsville, U.S.A. is an engaging but rather dense book that is too long and almost excessively detailed. The remarkably tiny type is also difficult to read. But whatever Soulsville U.S.A lacks in narrative drive, it recoups brilliantly in scope. -- Quarterly Black Review

V.R. Peterson