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Indlæser... Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk (udgave 2020)af David Menconi (Forfatter)
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This text is a love letter to the artists, scenes, and sounds defining North Carolina's extraordinary contributions to American popular music. David Menconi spent three decades immersed in the state's music, where traditions run deep but the energy expands in countless directions. Menconi shows how working-class roots and rebellion tie North Carolina's Piedmont blues, jazz, and bluegrass to beach music, rock, hip-hop, and more. From mill towns and mountain coves to college-town clubs and the stage of American Idol, Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk, Step It Up and Go celebrates homegrown music just as essential to the state as barbecue and basketball. Spanning a century of history from the dawn of recorded music to the present, and with sidebars and photos that help reveal the many-splendored glory of North Carolina's sonic landscape, this is a must-read for every music lover. No library descriptions found. |
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I love music and while I have my favorite genres I don't dismiss any style out-of-hand. My least favorite is opera, mainly because I generally don't understand the words and it is a story, but even opera is appealing when in person and the story plays out for you. So this book is ideal for me since I like knowing about more types of music and more artists. There will be plenty of names you're familiar with here as well as many you might not know. Because even the shortest entries are still narrative at heart you get a feel for the artists as well as their music and the fertile ground in which it was nourished.
Having moved a round a lot I have been fortunate to experience a lot of what many local and regional scenes have to offer. Though somewhat aware of North Carolina's rich past I didn't fully appreciate just what they have given the world, and what they have kept for themselves. In addition to learning about (and if you're smart you'll find music online as you read) these musicians, both known and unknown to you, you will also be rewarded with nostalgic moments. The short section about Squirrel Nut Zippers took me back to the late 90s and a period when I just could not get enough of them. Whalen's voice just swept me off my feet and the band was tight. For you, it might be James Taylor, Nina Simone, or any of the many stars (and near stars).
In addition to the chapters there are short insets that highlight a person, song, event, whatever. These are fun and offer a little break from the general arc of the chapter in which they are located.
I highly recommend this to readers who love music. Not necessarily just a particular style but those who love music, who will take any opportunity to catch a live show even when the genre isn't their favorite. I also suggest that you use whatever online resources you like to catch some of the tunes and/or videos, that will really bring the book to life. Menconi has even created a Spotify playlist titled Songs From "Step It Up & Go"
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley. ( )