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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Timothy DodgePublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.90cm Weight: 0.381kg ISBN: 9781498531009ISBN 10: 1498531008 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 15 March 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIn Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso, Tim Dodge provides a thorough, insightful, and highly readable account of an intriguing and understudied niche genre in American popular music history. -- Peter L. Manuel, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY This is a thought-provoking, interesting and readable book. * Blues & Rhythm * I must say, I found this book fascinating. It is well researched, well written and completely documented with over 500 end notes. . . . Highly recommended for popular music scholars and R&B fans alike. * Classic Urban Harmony * Timothy Dodge explores the phenomenon starting with a brief history of calypso music as it developed in its land of origin, Trinidad and Tobago, the music's arrival in the U.S., a brief history of the development of rhythm and blues, and a detailed description and analysis of the adaption of calypso by African American R & B artists between 1945 and 1965. The book also makes musical and cultural connections between the West Indian immigrant community and the broader African American community that produced this musical hybrid. * Echoes Of The Past * With Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso Dodge (Auburn Univ.) makes a unique contribution to the music literature and fills a void in the scholarly record. A reference librarian and a historian, Dodge looks at the intersection of Caribbean music and popular music of the US, particularly in the 1950s. He notes that the blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, and gospel genres were all components of R & B, and he looks at how calypso impacted the development of R & B for the better part of 20 years. Obviously well versed in this music, Dodge meticulously cites important work throughout this book, and he provides ample musical examples, in so doing pointing the way for future researchers. This book will most directly inform those studying the development of popular music in the US and those involved in Caribbean studies, and it will be a significant and important addition to reading lists in those areas. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. * CHOICE * With Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso Dodge (Auburn Univ.) makes a unique contribution to the music literature and fills a void in the scholarly record. A reference librarian and a historian, Dodge looks at the intersection of Caribbean music and popular music of the US, particularly in the 1950s. He notes that the blues, boogie-woogie, jazz, and gospel genres were all components of R & B, and he looks at how calypso impacted the development of R & B for the better part of 20 years. Obviously well versed in this music, Dodge meticulously cites important work throughout this book, and he provides ample musical examples, in so doing pointing the way for future researchers. This book will most directly inform those studying the development of popular music in the US and those involved in Caribbean studies, and it will be a significant and important addition to reading lists in those areas. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. * CHOICE * Timothy Dodge explores the phenomenon starting with a brief history of calypso music as it developed in its land of origin, Trinidad and Tobago, the music's arrival in the U.S., a brief history of the development of rhythm and blues, and a detailed description and analysis of the adaption of calypso by African American R & B artists between 1945 and 1965. The book also makes musical and cultural connections between the West Indian immigrant community and the broader African American community that produced this musical hybrid. * Echoes Of The Past * I must say, I found this book fascinating. It is well researched, well written and completely documented with over 500 end notes. . . . Highly recommended for popular music scholars and R&B fans alike. * Classic Urban Harmony * This is a thought-provoking, interesting and readable book. * Blues & Rhythm * In Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso, Tim Dodge provides a thorough, insightful, and highly readable account of an intriguing and understudied niche genre in American popular music history. -- Peter L. Manuel, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY Author InformationTimothy Dodge is reference librarian at Auburn University and holds a PhD in history from the University of New Hampshire. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |