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the book is forthcoming. by Danyel Smith. a history of black women in pop. from It Books/HarperCollins (2014). now writing. tumbling this stuff keeps me inspired, and keeps my brain sane.
Posts tagged race music
theniftyfifties: Lena Horne #sheiseverywoman

theniftyfifties:

Lena Horne

#sheiseverywoman

(via posttragicmulatto)

'...the debate stems all the way back to when “R&B” was a new name given to what was called “race music,” which were records intended for distribution in African-American communities only because it was defined as African-American pop music; a sound developed by African-Americans that combines blues and jazz, characterized by a strong backbeat and repeated variations of musical phrases...'