{"product_id":"blue-rhythms-six-lives-in-rhythm-and-blues-0306809192","title":"Blue Rhythms: Six Lives in Rhythm and Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0306809192\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deffaa, Chip\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomebody has to pay the dues, says LaVern Baker. Here are the remarkable stories of six dazzlingly talented performers who blazed the R \u0026amp; B trailthe story of the performers' music and also of their struggle against racism and financial exploitation: Ruth Brown and LaVern Baker, two of the most popular female black singers of the 1950s; Little Jimmy Scott, whom Madonna calls the only singer who ever really made her cry; Charles Brown, master of the club blues style; Floyd Dixon, a more rambunctious fellow-traveler; and the earthy, urbane Jimmy Witherspoon, who recorded some of the biggest R \u0026amp; B hits ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735659610400,"sku":"NEW0306809192","price":25.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51ruPWE0ZJL_78557115-0c3d-4d73-b9fd-6ae74f6f9add.jpg?v=1779498154","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/blue-rhythms-six-lives-in-rhythm-and-blues-0306809192","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}