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Richard Mills - 'The Beatles and Black Music'

Richard Mills - 'The Beatles and Black Music'

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I'm welcoming Richard Mills back to the pod today, this time to talk about his book 'The Beatles ad Black Music'.

Beginning with the grand narrative of British colonial history pre-Beatles, Richard's book covers the influence of Black music and culture on the Beatles' teenage years in the 1950s, their association with Lord Woodbine, their love of American Rhythm and Blues in the mid-1960s, and extends to a discussion of post-colonial British identity and the lasting effect Black music has had on the Beatles' legacy and continues to have on the solo careers of Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.

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