{"product_id":"feel-my-big-guitar-prince-and-the-sound-he-helped-create-paperback","title":"Feel My Big Guitar: Prince and the Sound He Helped Create - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudson L. Jeffries\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eShannon M. Cochran\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMolly Reinhoudt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Ignatius Calabria, H. Zahra Caldwell, Brian Jude de Lima, Sabatino DiBernardo, William Fulton, Antonio Garfias, Judson L. Jeffries, Tony Kiene, Molly Reinhoudt, Fred Shaheen, and Karen Turman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his signature blend of genres and lyrics that touch on myriad societal issues, the artist Prince (1958-2016) has challenged and captivated the minds and hearts of countless listeners. \u003ci\u003eFeel My Big Guitar: Prince and the Sound He Helped Create\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-ranging collection that seeks to place Prince at the center of contemporary musical scholarship, putting him in proper cultural and political context. This edited volume includes a mix of essays and reflections by scholars and fans, as well as interviews with people who worked with and knew Prince personally. Employing a blend of methodologies, contributors offer a body of fresh, intriguing, thought-provoking, and mind-bending work about Prince--an artist whose music exemplified those very characteristics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume examines Prince's musical influences, his rivalries (both real and imagined), and instrumental eroticism. It includes enlightening interviews with early mentor P駱e Willie and Gayle Chapman, Prince's first female bandmate. These personal reflections and interviews grant readers a unique lens through which to view Prince, enriching our overall understanding of the man. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003e Feel My Big Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a space for sharing musicological analysis and memories about an artist whose work has touched and inspired so many. Years in the making, this is the first book in an ongoing scholarly project, \u003ci\u003ePrincEnlighteNmenT: A Study of Society through Music\u003c\/i\u003e, intended to investigate and reveal the full spectrum of Prince's life and work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudson L. Jeffries\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of African American and African studies at The Ohio State University-Columbus. He is editor or author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eHuey P. Newton: The Radical Theorist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOn the Ground: The Black Panther Party in Communities across America\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eShannon M. Cochran\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the Department of English and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and coordinator of the African American Studies and Women's and Gender Studies programs at Clayton State University. \u003cb\u003eMolly Reinhoudt \u003c\/b\u003eis managing editor of \u003ci\u003eResearch in African Literatures\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSpectrum: A Journal on Black Men\u003c\/i\u003e in the Department of African American and African Studies at The Ohio State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47405279969458,"sku":"9781496845269","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1ceb44921aee61fda0dfa8d9da602c40.webp?v=1778181154","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/feel-my-big-guitar-prince-and-the-sound-he-helped-create-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}