Stomp and Shout

R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll

Peter Blecha

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University of Washington Press
10 May 2023

Music reviews & criticism; Rock & Pop music; History of the Americas

"Long before the world discovered grunge, the Pacific Northwest was already home to a singular music culture. In the late 1950s, locals had codified a distinct offshoot of rockin' R&B, and a surprising number of them would skyrocket to success, including Little Bill and the Bluenotes, the Wailers, Ron Holden, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Kingsmen, Merrilee Rush, and the Sonics.

With entertaining accounts gleaned from hundreds of interviews, Peter Blecha tells the story of music in the Pacific Northwest from the 1940s to the 1960s, a golden era that shaped generations of musicians to come. The local R&B scene evolved from the area's vibrant jazz scene, and Blecha illuminates the musical continuum between Ray Charles (who cut his first record in Seattle) and Quincy Jones to the rock 'n' rollers who forged the classic jazz-tinged ""Northwest Sound."" DJs built a teen dance circuit that the authorities didn't like but whose popularity pushed bands to develop crowd-friendly beats. Do-it-yourself enthusiasts launched groundbreaking record companies that scored a surprising number of hit songs.

Highlighting key but overlooked figures and offering a new look at well-known musicians (such as an obscure guitarist then known as Jimmy Hendrix), Blecha shows how an isolated region launched influential new sounds upon an unsuspecting world.

Stomp and Shout was made possible in part by a grant from 4Culture's Heritage Program.

A Michael J. Repass Book"

By: Peter Blecha
Imprint: University of Washington Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 590g
ISBN: 9780295751252
ISBN 10: 0295751258
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 10 May 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Blecha was a founding curator at Seattle’s music museum, EMP (now MoPop). He is a staff historian and contributing editor with HistoryLink.org. This is his tenth book.

Reviews for Stomp and Shout: R&B and the Origins of Northwest Rock and Roll

"""In a tour de force, Blecha offers all music fans the definitive book about the highly significant but much neglected story of Northwestern U.S. rock."" * Library Journal * ""[Peter Blecha] adds the voices of Seattle musicians to the story of Northwest Sound."" * Seattle Times * ""Stomp and Shout finally gives a voice to the musicians, promoters, producers, and entrepreneurs who laid the groundwork for the musical explosions to come."" * GRAMMY.com *"