The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music
"This [book] explores the rich tradition of music behind bars and shows how policing and prisons have shaped our musical culture from blues to hip-hop."--Dust jacket flap
GenresArts & PhotographyMusicHistory & CriticismTheory, Composition & PerformancePolitics & Social SciencesSocial Sciences
308 pages
English edition · First published 2026 by W.W. Norton & Company · ISBN 9781324051398
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