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Blackbird: How Black Musicians Sang the Beatles into Being—and Sang Back to Them Ever After
By Kapurch, Katie & Jon Marc Smith
- ISBN
- 9780271095622
- Publisher
- Penn State Univ.
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Starred Review on November 1, 2023 | Arts & Humanities
Paul McCartney said he wrote his 1968 song "Blackbird" because of the U.S. civil rights movement and his desire to provide a song of hope and liberation. Going far beyond an analysis of the song itself, Kapurch (English, Texas State Univ.; coeditor, The Beatles and Humour) and Smith (English, Texas State Univ.; coauthor, Make Them Cry) place "Blackbird" in a historical context that demonstrates how much of the Beatles'...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
