Got To Be Something Here
By Andrea Swensson
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Yet another book about the Minneapolis music scene! That makes three this year (along with First Avenue and Hijinx and Hearsay).
Got to Be Something Here centers primarily on the black music pioneers leading up to and beyond Prince. It is well researched; many of the venues and acts I had personal knowledge of. Swensson doesn’t miss a beat in her coverage of the times and struggles of this flowering of culture in Minnesota in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Many thanks to Darien (Rose) from Virginia who discovered it and recommended it to me.
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