Let The Music Play: How R&B Fell In Love With 80s Synths
Steven Vass
Feb 2024 · Velocity Press
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Let the Music Play is the overlooked story of how R&B, disco and funk were transformed by the explosion of music tech in the era of ghetto blasters and Ronald Reagan. It traces how pioneers like Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock inspired a new generation of black musicians and producers to reinvent music with a whole new set of rules. From superstars like Prince and Sade to production geniuses like Kashif and Jam & Lewis, it tells the fascinating stories of the artists involved and how they made some of the best-loved records of the era – creating a blueprint for music today.
Let the Music Play is the overlooked story of how R&B, disco and funk were transformed by the explosion of music tech in the era of ghetto blasters and Ronald Reagan. It traces how pioneers like Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock inspired a new generation of black musicians and producers to reinven...
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About the author
Steven Vass is a journalist and editor who lives and breathes good tunes of all varieties. He has reviewed lots of records and live music and written repeatedly about the music/entertainment industry, mostly for The Herald and Sunday Herald. He has also written for the BBC, Sunday Times and Big Issue, as well as working as a DJ on community radio. Let the Music Play is his first book, and he has also had short stories published in several anthologies. He lives in Glasgow with his wife Anne and young son Toran, who is being subjected to more old music than is probably fair.
Steven Vass is a journalist and editor who lives and breathes good tunes of all varieties. He has reviewed lots of records and live music and written repeatedly about the music/entertainment industry, mostly for The Herald and Sunday Herald. He has also written for the BBC, Sunday Times and Big I...
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