Nov 16, 2017
In Florida
Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band, John
Capouya shows that
Florida made valuable contributions to soul, on par with notable
soul capitals Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. On this
ep of Miami Now i spoke with this wonderful author about his
invaluable book, a must for music heads everywhere. He's at the
Bookfair this weekend with a great panel - and some great
music. James & Bobby Purify, Papa Don Schroeder, Linda
Lyndell, Same More, Willie Clarke, Johnny Persall, Timmy Thomas,
Henry Stone, Betty Wright, Latimore, Helene Smith, KC and the
Sunshine Band, Liberty City, Overtown, Deep City Records all come
into play in our conversation and his fantastic
book.
Join Capouya this
Sunday for a panel that includes producer and
songwriter Willie
Clarke of Miami’s
pioneering Deep City Records; singer Helene
Smith, this city’s first
soul queen; Marlon
Johnson, co-director of the
documentary Deep City: The Birth of
the Miami Sound; Jackie
Moore, best known for her
1970 hit, Precious
Precious; and Miami’s
legendary singer/songwriter Timmy
Thomas. After the panel
discussion and Q&A, Thomas will perform, including his
classic Why Can’t We Live
Together, a #1 hit in
1972.
All this info is at this link
ps://www.miamibookfair.com/events/?tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=list&tribe-bar-author-name=john+capouya
John teaches journalism and nonfiction narrative at The
University of Tampa. He mentors students in UT’s
lowresidency Creative Writing MFA program, as well as
working with private writing clients. During his journalism
career he was an editor at Newsweek and SmartMoney
magazines, New York Newsday, and the New York Times.
Florida Soul is his third book; his previous one, the
biography Gorgeous George, is being adapted into a
feature film.
For more info on John and Florida Soul