Andrea Swensson
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Beginning in the year of Prince's birth, 1958, with the recording of Minnesota's first R&B record by a North Minneapolis band called the Big M's, Got to Be Something Here traces the rise of that distinctive sound through two generations of political upheaval, rebellion, and artistic passion. Funk and soul become a lens for exploring three decades of Minneapolis and St. Paul history as music journalist Andrea Swensson takes us through the neighborhoods...