Soul of Rock 'N Roll: A History of African Americans in Rock Music

THE SOUL of ROCK 'N ROLL is a history of African Americans in Rock Music. And it examines and exemplifies the careers of over 50 top pioneering African American performers such as... Chuck BerryLittle RichardBig Mama ThorntonMuddy WatersB.B. KingBo DiddleyJohn Lee HookerRay CharlesIke & Tina TurnerAretha FranklinSmokey RobinsonThe SupremesThe TemptationsOtis ReddingJackie WilsonSam CookeJames BrownRichie HavensTaj MahalJimi HendrixMarvin GayeStevie WonderRoberta FlackThe Jackson 5Earth Wind & FireThe Isley Brothers George ClintonBootsy CollinsThe CommodoresThe Ohio PlayersGil Scott-HeronCurtis MayfieldIsaac HayesAl GreenBarry WhiteThe Brothers JohnsonBill WithersBilly PrestonSly StoneRick JamesMichael JacksonPrinceSheila E. Narada Michael WaldenWhitney HoustonRUN DMCLiving ColourFishbone24-7 SPYZBad BrainsSound BarrierJanet JacksonLenny KravitzTracy ChapmanIce-TDarius RuckerLauryn HillMichael FrantiMe'Shell Ndege'OcelloBen HarperAlana Davis.... And explores their impact on multicultural awareness, civil rights activism, social-economic improvement, social-academic achievement, and multicultural acceptance, while creating and inspiring the completely original American musical art form called Rock 'N Roll!