Groove Theory: The Blues Foundation of Funk

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Tony Bolden
University Press of Mississippi

What does it mean to be funky? In part one of this two-part book, Bolden explores this concept utilizing musicology, literary studies, performance studies, and African American intellectual history -- presenting an innovative history of funk music framing the performers as intellectuals who fashioned a new aesthetic.

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