Biography & Autobiography Composers & Musicians
Funkiest Man Alive
Rufus Thomas and Memphis Soul
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2023
- Category
- Composers & Musicians, South, African American & Black, African American, Soul & R 'n B
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781496838407
- Publish Date
- Mar 2023
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
The lively story of the rise of R&B in Memphis through the eyes of one of its powerhouses
About the authors
Matthew Ruddick is cofounder and editor of the jazz website Kind of Jazz (www.kindofjazz.com) and has worked as a music critic for a variety of publications, including Beats magazine in Hong Kong. He is author of Funny Valentine: The Story of Chet Baker, published to widespread acclaim in 2012.
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Rob Bowman is a Grammy Award?winning professor of music at York University who has been writing professionally about music for over forty-five years. His book Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013. He lives in Toronto.
Awards
- Commended, ARSC Award for Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, R&B, Gospel, Hip Hop, or Soul Music
Editorial Reviews
By any measuring stick, Rufus Thomas made a gigantic contribution to American music. He has long deserved a full biography. Thanks to Matthew Ruddick, that biography is now in your hands.
Rob Bowman, Grammy Award-winning author of Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records
