All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to Ramp;B and Soul

Vladimir Bogdanov

Backbeat Books, 2003 - Music - 899 pages

This comprehensive guide is a must-have for the legions of fans of the beloved and perennially popular music known as soul and rhythm and blues. The latest in the definitive All Music Guide series, the All Music Guide to Soul offers nearly 8,500 entertaining and informative reviews that lead readers to the best recordings by more than 1,500 artists and help them find new music to explore. Informative biographies, essays and "music maps" trace RandB's growth from its roots in blues and gospel through its flowering in Memphis and Motown, to its many branches today. Complete discographies note bootlegs, important out-of-print albums, and import-only releases. "Extremely valuable and exhaustive." - The Christian Science Monitor

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Review: All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to Randb and Soul

User Review  - Cynthia - Goodreads

Great reference book. I will remember to get it from the library if I need to. I have been looking online also. I hope I come into a lot of money so I can buy all the music I want to buy. Wish me luck! Soul is my all time favorite genre of music. Makes me feel oh so good!

About the author

Bogdanov helped design the AMG databases.

Bibliographic information

• Title: All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to Ramp;B and Soul; AMG all music guide series; All Music Guide Required Listening
• Editor: Vladimir Bogdanov
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Backbeat Books, 2003
• ISBN: 0879307447, 9780879307448
• Length: 899 pages
• Subjects: Music / Genres & Styles / Soul & R 'n B; Music / History & Criticism; Music / Reference; Reference / Bibliographies & Indexes