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- Title
Behind the Scenes: Evelyn Johnson and the Crucial Link Between Houston and Memphis in the Evolution of R&B.
- Authors
Wood, Roger
- Abstract
Discusses the role of Texas businesswoman Evelyn Johnson in the evolution of rhythm and blues during the late 1940s through the 1960s and on the musical link between Houston, Texas and Memphis, Tennessee. Johnson's management of artists as officer of Duke-Peacock Records and Buffalo Booking Agency; Artists' use of Houston and Memphis as base; Links between Houston and Memphis artists.
- Subjects
TENNESSEE; MEMPHIS (Tenn.); TEXAS; HOUSTON (Tex.); UNITED States; JOHNSON, Evelyn; RHYTHM &; blues music; MUSICIANS; SOUND recording industry; HISTORY
- Publication
Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies, 2000, Vol 31, Issue 3, p206
- ISSN
1075-4008
- Publication type
Article