- Author: Mariano de la Orden López
- 318 pages
- Dimensions: 23 X 16cm
This book is the result of a project that began in the mid-1990s and sees the light of day thirty years later. Its objective is to introduce the life and work of some of the thousands of vocal R&B groups of the 1950s; it does not intend to be a kind of light reading to be read from cover to cover in one sitting, nor a conventional biography, as it would become a heavy and boring read. It is intended, rather, to be a musical reference guide that helps you learn about that musical style, the groups, the record companies, the managers, the producers, the radio disc jockeys, and ultimately, the American music industry of the 1950s, which shaped the light music industry in general through its vocal groups with a very specific style, vocal Rhythm & Blues.