| Description |
xiv, 139 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-129) and index. |
| Summary |
Radio deejay and political activist Richard E. Stamz witnessed every significant period in the history of blues and jazz in the last century. The pioneering Chicago broadcaster and activist died in 2007 at the age of 101, but not before relating the details of his life, along with insights on the larger historical trends that were unfolding around him. |
| Contents |
Memphis -- Chicago -- The sound merchant -- Open the door, Richard! -- The crown prince of disc jockeys -- The end of WGES. |
| Subject |
Stamz, Richard.
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African American disc jockeys -- Biography.
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Radio personalities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Radio broadcasting -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
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| Added Author |
Roberts, Patrick A.
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Pruter, Robert, 1944-
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| Added Title |
Give them soul, Richard! |
| ISBN |
9780252034985 cloth alkaline paper |
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0252034988 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780252076862 paperback alkaline paper |
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0252076869 paperback alkaline paper |
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