Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso

Timothy Dodge

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Lexington Books
15 March 2019

Theory of music & musicology; Jazz; Soul & R 'n' B; African history; Popular culture

Starting in 1945 and continuing for the next twenty years, dozens of African American rhythm and blues artists made records that incorporated West Indian calypso. Some of these recordings were remakes or adaptations of existing calypsos but many were original compositions. Several, such as “Stone Cold Dead in de Market” by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan or “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul, became major hits in both the rhythm and blues and pop music charts. While most remained obscurities, the fact that over 170 such recordings were made during this time period suggests that there was sustained interest in calypso among rhythm and blues artists and record companies during this era. Rhythm & Blues Goes Calypso explores this phenomenon starting with a brief history of calypso music as it developed in its land of origin, Trinidad and Tobago, the music’s arrival in the United States, a brief history of the development of rhythm and blues, and a detailed description and analysis of the adaptation of calypso by African American R & B artists during the period 1945-1965. The book also seeks to make musical and cultural connections between the West Indian immigrant community and the broader African American community that produced this musical hybrid. While the number of such recordings was small compared to the total number of rhythm and blues recordings, calypso was a persistent and sometimes a major component of early rhythm and blues for at least two decades and deserves recognition as part of the history of African American popular music.

By: Timothy Dodge
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 553g
ISBN: 9781498530989
ISBN 10: 1498530982
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 15 March 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Timothy Dodge is reference librarian at Auburn University and holds a PhD in history from the University of New Hampshire.

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In Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso, Tim Dodge provides a thorough, insightful, and highly readable account of an intriguing and understudied niche genre in American popular music history. -- Peter L. Manuel, John Jay College and the Graduate Center, CUNY

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Rhythm and Blues Goes Calypso

Timothy Dodge

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