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Say It Loud! Boxed Set & CD |
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Based on the documentary, Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music In America expands on the breadth of artists featured in the series by focusing on pioneers and contemporary performers. The chronological sequencing showcases black music's development and progression from the early days of ragtime and bebop through '40s-era swing, blues, and jazz, to the advent of rock 'n' roll, '60s soul, R&B, and pop, through '70s and '80s funk, disco and hip-hop to '90s rap, and much more in between, including historical sound bites interspersed between songs. Packaged in a stylish photo album-style box, the collection also includes a lavish book featuring a historical timeline, beautiful photographs, and extensive liner notes.
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Also available is the single-disc soundtrack with 20 of the century's most influential recordings. This expertly compiled collection features major artists from all genres of black music, from jazz and blues to funk and hip-hop. Includes tracks from Duke Ellington, Little Richard, Marvin Gaye, Funkadelic, and many more!
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BOXED SET CONTENTS:
DISC ONE Spanning 1916 to 1940, Disc One jumps, boogies, swings, and sulks with Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and includes a few words from Jesse Owens and Booker T. Washington, who talks about the "Negro Population in the South." Includes Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Charlie Patton, Cab Calloway, Billie Holiday, and many more...
DISC TWO Covering 1944 to 1954, Disc Two opens with the Nat "King" Cole composition "Straighten Up and Fly Right" and wraps with Joe Turner's "Shake, Rattle and Roll," bringing listeners from World War II to the rock 'n' roll era, with sound bites from the Civil Rights bill's defeat in the Senate and baseball legend Jackie Robinson. Includes Sarah Vaughan, Thelonious Monk, John Lee Hooker, Dinah Washington, Professor Longhair, The Drifters, and many more...
DISC THREE From "I've Got a Woman" by Ray Charles to "Maiden Voyage" by Herbie Hancock, Disc Three spans 1954 to 1965 and features soulful, experimental, controversial, and downright beautiful performances. Also Sammy Davis Jr. discusses prejudice, and W.E.B. Du Bois offers perspective on the "Place of the Black Man in Society." Includes Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Etta James, John Coltrane, and many more...
DISC FOUR The Civil Rights Era ("We Shall Overcome" by James Cleveland) and the Motown Sound ("You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by the Miracles) represent much of Disc Four, which spans 1962 to 1967. Recorded excerpts include key speeches by the era's three most significant figures: Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X. Includes Mahalia Jackson, The Four Tops, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, Nina Simone, and many more...
DISC FIVE Legends of pop, R&B, and disco are represented on Disc Five, which spans 1969 to 1975 and features chart-topping artists performing some of their most popular hits, including the Jackson 5 ("I Want You Back"), Gladys Knight & the Pips ("Midnight Train to Georgia"), and Earth, Wind & Fire ("Shining Star"). Sound clips include Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall discussing segregation and Muhammad Ali's recitation of "The Legend of Muhammad Ali." Includes The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Quincy Jones, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament, and many more...
DISC SIX Disc Six spans 1979 to 1999, as the last days of disco gave way to the urban poetry of hip-hop and rap. Louis Farrakhan on the Million Man March and L.A. Mayor Tom Bradley on the Rodney King verdict are among the sound clips interspersed between Sister Sledge and N.W.A. Includes Gloria Gaynor, Sugarhill Gang, The Neville Brothers, Run D.M.C., De La Soul, Coolio, and many more...
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