The Ballad of Teena Marie: Life, Music, and Soul Across the American Color Line (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781668067543)

Vendor: Joshua Gamson
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Ballad of Teena Marie: Life, Music, and Soul Across the American Color Line

$29.00

The Ballad of Teena Marie: Life, Music, and Soul Across the American Color Line

$29.00
Format: Hardcover
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The improbable rise of Teena Marie, the white queen of soul who without ever being accused of cultural appropriation, defied genre, transcended race, and left a catalogue of music that is still adored today.

This book unravels the enduring mystery of Teena Marie--a once-in-a-generation R&B and soul powerhouse who defied every expectation placed on her. A white artist who found her true home in Black music and Black life, she broke through the music industry's racial and gender barriers to become not just a Motown star, but also a beloved figure in Black America.

Mentored by Rick James and embraced by a community that claimed her as their own, Teena didn't just cross over--she connected. When she died, as Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote, "On every Martin Luther King Ave, there was a collective wail." This is the story of how she earned that love--and what it meant.

Author: Joshua Gamson
ISBN-10: 1668067544
ISBN-13: 9781668067543
Publisher: 37 Ink
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2027
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d
By Joshua Gamson
By Joshua Gamson
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Josh Gamson is a scholar of popular culture and social change, a professor of sociology, and the author of The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The Music, The Seventies in San Francisco. Josh's writing and criticism has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, CNN, and NPR, as well as in many documentaries, podcasts, and symposia.

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