Good booty : love and sex, black & white, body and soul in American music /

"In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race.&...

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Author / Creator: Powers, Ann, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:First edition.
Imprint: New York : Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Taboo Baby: New Orleans, 1800-1900
  • 2. That Da Da Strain: Shimmying, Shaking, Sexology: New York, 1900-1929
  • 3. Let it Breathe on Me: Spiritual Erotics: Chicago, Birmingham, Memphis, 1929-1956
  • 4. Teen Dreams and Grown-Up Urges: The American Heartland, 1950-1960
  • 5. The Sexual Revolution and its Discontents: New York, Detroit, San Francisco, Los Angels, 1961-1970
  • 6. Hard and Soft Realities: London, Los Angeles, New York, 1971-1979
  • 7. Oh No, It Hurts: Aids, Reagan, and the Backlash: New York, San Francisco, Seattle, 1977-1997
  • 8. Hungry Cyborgs: Britney, Beyonce, and the Virtual Frontier: Cyberspace, 1999-2016
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • List of Illustrations
  • Index