SUNY Press Publishes a New Edition of Classic Work on African American Toasts, Predecessor of Rap
February 24, 2024
February 24, 2024
BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
In August of 2022, an article in "Rolling Stone" accused guitarist Jeff Beck and actor Johnny Depp of stealing lyrics for a track on their album, "18," from a toast included in a 1974 book (Harvard University Press) and 1975 album (Rounder Records) edited and recorded by Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and James Agee Profe . . .
In August of 2022, an article in "Rolling Stone" accused guitarist Jeff Beck and actor Johnny Depp of stealing lyrics for a track on their album, "18," from a toast included in a 1974 book (Harvard University Press) and 1975 album (Rounder Records) edited and recorded by Bruce Jackson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and James Agee Profe . . .