The Beatles and Black Music: Post-Colonial Theory, Musicology and Remix Culture

The Beatles and Black Music discusses the influence that Black music and culture has had over the Beatles throughout their collective and solo careers.

Tracing the history of Black musical and cultural influence on popular music from the Transatlantic Slave Trade in 1795 to the nascent Mersey Beat scene in the early 1960s, this book is the first to explore the Beatles from this important cultural lens. The Beatles and Black Music discusses the influence that Black music and culture has had ...