Hey America! by Stuart Cosgrove

Hey America! by Stuart Cosgrove

Hey America!unearths the untold story of how successive presidents and their most senior aides recruited pop, rock and soul musicians to campaign for their election and help shape and represent public policy (often with disastrous consequences). It reveals a remarkable roller-coaster of social change.

'An erudite and deeply passionate dive into the complex relationship between American music and politics'

-- Sean O'Hagan * The Observer *

'The author has done a terrific job of accentuating the social tensions and ambiguities among various racial groups which still exist in the United States and which, if anything, have been heightened since Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president in 2017'

-- Neil Drysdale * Dundee Courier *

'Hey America! delivers another startling, detailed account melding music and politics as [Cosgrove] charts how black music has coloured the White House'

* Sunday Post *

Stuart Cosgrove originally from Perth, was media editor with the NME and a feature writer for a range of newspapers and magazines. In 2005 he was named Broadcaster of the Year in the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards and in 2012 he won numerous awards including a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award for Channel 4’s coverage of the London Paralympics 2012. The second book in his soul trilogy, Memphis 68, won the Penderyn Music Prize in 2018.

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ISBN 13	9781846975844
ISBN 10	1846975840
Title	Hey America!
Author	Stuart Cosgrove
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2022-08-04
Number of pages	368
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