Drawing on dozens of interviews with performers, deejays, and industry professionals, Group Harmony details the emergence of vocal rhythm & blues out of black urban neighborhoods in the postwar period.
Stuart L. Goosman is a writer and musician. He earned his Ph.D. degree in ethnomusicology in 1992 and was a full-time academic for ten years.
"An important and valuable contribution to the literature of
twentieth-century popular music."
*American Historical Review*
"Goosman challenges major myths, conventional wisdom, and
historical inaccuracies concerning black popular music between 1940
and 1960. . . . A groundbreaking study."
*Popular Music and Society*
"With haunting voices and compelling arguments, Group Harmony
brings us to a deeper awareness of the traditions, convictions, and
energies, as well as the talent, that brought forth the R&B
group sound. As oral history and social portrait, this is the story
we need to hear about a music we'll never forget."
*Charles McGovern, College of William and Mary and the Smithsonian
Institution*
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