Powers, Ann, 1964-

Good booty : love and sex, black & white, body and soul in American music / Ann Powers. - First edition. - xxvi, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-384) and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- The taboo baby -- That da da strain: shimmying, shaking, sexology -- Let it breathe on me: spiritual erotics -- Teen dreams and grown-up urges -- The sexual revolution and its discontents -- Hard and soft realities -- Oh no, it hurts: AIDS, Reagan, and the backlash -- Hungry cyborgs: Britney, BeyonceÌ, and the virtual frontier -- Epilogue.

"In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race."--Provided by publisher.

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Popular music--History and criticism.--United States
Music--Social aspects--History and criticism.--United States
MUSIC / History & Criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
HISTORY / Social History.
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century.
MUSIC / History & Criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.

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