Denise Sullivan appears frequently on home and garden shows.
"A pleasing survey of soul music, from Lead Belly to Johnny Otis to
Michael Franti to Louis Farrakhan . . . Sullivan offers a welcome
exploration of how African-American popular music became America's
vernacular." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Sullivan . . . combines impressive research and wide-ranging
interviews in a multilayered narrative about the power of music
within black liberation, civil rights, antiwar, and gender-related
movements . . . This is for anyone interested in a thorough
analysis of music as a commanding force in change as well as a
continually evolving artistic presence ." -- Library Journal
"Reaching as well into the areas of punk rock, reggae, and finally
hip-hop, Keep On Pushing admirably points out numerous key
developments and connections throughout a vital, revolutionary
element of popular music." -- Under the Radar
"Denise Sullivan . . . makes political history come alive by
framing it through a series of seminal musical moments. Whether
she's detailing how Nina Simone wrote 'Mississippi Goddam' in
response to a bombing, or when she's outlining how the Blank
Panthers rewrote 'Louie Louie' with their own lyrics, her sweeping
narrative adds much to the discourse on this overlooked part of
music history." --Charles R. Cross, author of Room Full of Mirrors:
A Biography of Jimi Hendrix
"[A] terrific book. . .[Denise Sullivan's] assertions on
progressive aspects of hip-hop are fundamental for anyone pursuing
that cause in any form of text." -- Chris Estey, KEXP.org
"Great book [. . .] Go get it." --ChuckD, @MrChuckD
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