Songs in the Key of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation

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Summary: must read
Review: Songs in the Key of Black life is another piece of fine scholarship from one the most brilliant young cultural critics around. The book is both accessible and rigorous, dealing with complex academic and popular subject matter in way that evinces both his erudition and ghetto authenticity. Songs in the Key of Black LIfe is an indispensable part of the growing body of literature on contemporary Black Popular Culture.