Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom

The Blues Foundation’s 1996 Hall of Fame “Classics in Blues Literature” award

One of Vibe Magazine’s “Eight Favorite Music Books,” Vibe, September 2007

One of Pitchfork Magazine’s “50 Favorite Music Books,” 2011.

One of the “Fifteen Books Every Music Fan Should Read,” Billboard 2022.

Renowned music writer Peter Guralnick takes on rhythm and blues in “the best history of ’60s soul music anyone has written or is likely to write” (New York Times).

A gripping narrative that captures the tumult ...