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On Sunday, 2/23, as part of SB Black Culture Hiyse's Black History Month programming, Chaucer's Books is hosting author Darrell M. McNeill for a book talk and signing of The Isley Brothers: 3+3.The Isley Brothers: 3+3, dissects The Isleys' 50-year-old undisputed masterwork, an album that firmly established their music dynasty on a global scale, as well as heralding the boldest run of genre-defiant albums of their 67-year career.
The book looks at the album from all angles: from The Isleys' early career to their influence on rock and rollers both Black and White, from the twists and turns of having national hits without national recognition, on to their decision to form T-Neck Records and the group's challenges navigating a music industry that racially codified music and hampered Black artists from universal acclaim and compensations, with a fast-forward to where the group is now after 67 years.
Darrell M. McNeill is a Santa Barbara-based producer, musician, composer, arranger, contractor, promoter, critic, and journalist. He is director of operations for the Black Rock Coalition (BRC), a grassroots 501c3 advocacy, promotion and production nonprofit for artists of color who defy the music industry's stereotypical constructs regarding Black music, and has written for publications such as The Village Voice, VIBE, SPIN, and RAVERS.
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