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9%OFFRichard E. Stamz - Give ´Em Soul, Richard!: Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago - 9780252076862 - V9780252076862
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Give ´Em Soul, Richard!: Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago

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Description for Give ´Em Soul, Richard!: Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago Paperback. Provides an insightful account of a radio legend amid milestones of African American history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 25 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APW; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.

As either observer or participant, radio deejay and political activist Richard E. Stamz witnessed every significant period in the history of blues and jazz in the last century. From performing first-hand as a minstrel in the 1920s to broadcasting Negro League baseball games in a converted 1934 Chrysler to breaking into Chicago radio and activist politics and hosting his own television variety show, the remarkable story of his life also is a window into milestones of African American history throughout the twentieth century.

Dominating the airwaves with his radio show "Open the Door, Richard" on WGES in Chicago, Stamz cultivated friendships ... Read more

Narrated by Stamz, this entertaining and insightful chronicle includes commentary by Roberts as well as reflections on the unlikely friendship and collaboration between a black radio legend and a white academic that resulted in one of the few existing first-hand accounts of Chicago's post-war radio scene.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252076862
SKU
V9780252076862
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-1

About Richard E. Stamz
Richard E. Stamz (1906–2007) was one of Chicago's first African-American disc jockeys. One of the city's pioneering radio personalities, he was also an important political activist. Patrick A. Roberts is an associate professor of educational foundations and inquiry at National-Louis University in Chicago.

Reviews for Give ´Em Soul, Richard!: Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago
"In his own voice, Stamz describes the rough-and-tumble world of early soul radio, the payola system that supplied everything from drugs to food, and the relationships between disc jockeys and independent record companies."
Booklist "A fascinating narrative about an era that is still underresearched. . . . A welcome addition to what we know about the evolution of black radio."
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Goodreads reviews for Give ´Em Soul, Richard!: Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago


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