{"product_id":"give-em-soul-richard-richard-e-stamz-9780252076862","title":"Give 'Em Soul, Richard!: Race, Radio, and Rhythm and Blues in Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs either observer or participant, radio deejay and political activist Richard E. Stamz witnessed every significant period in the history of blues and jazz in the last century. From performing first-hand as a minstrel in the 1920s to broadcasting Negro League baseball games in a converted 1934 Chrysler to breaking into Chicago radio and activist politics and hosting his own television variety show, the remarkable story of his life also is a window into milestones of African American history throughout the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDominating the airwaves with his radio show \"Open the Door, Richard\" on WGES in Chicago, Stamz cultivated friendships with countless music legends, including Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Memphis Slim, and Leonard Chess. The pioneering Chicago broadcaster and activist known as \"The Crown Prince of Soul\" died in 2007 at the age of 101, but not before he related the details of his life and career to college professor Patrick A. Roberts. \u003ci\u003eGive 'Em Soul, Richard!\u003c\/i\u003e surrounds Stamz's memories of race records, juke joints, and political action in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood with insights on the larger historical trends that were unfolding around him in radio and American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated by Stamz, this entertaining and insightful chronicle includes commentary by Roberts as well as reflections on the unlikely friendship and collaboration between a black radio legend and a white academic that resulted in one of the few existing first-hand accounts of Chicago's post-war radio scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard E. Stamz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252076869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252076862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 19","brand":"Richard E. Stamz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757335789823,"sku":"9780252076862","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b7da629-bd78-4f6a-bcf9-738996470de9.jpg?v=1765510180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/give-em-soul-richard-richard-e-stamz-9780252076862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}