My chosen website in following De Crevecour's example of American 'Newness' is American Soul music, the story of Stax records in Memphis 'Soulsville'.
http://www.soulsvilleusa.com/
De Crevecour in his letter refers to that 'strange mixture of blood, which you will find in no other country'. By this he is referring to the wide range of ethnic groups consistently inhabiting America.
One ethnic group which are the founders of my source are African Americans. As early slaves they developed an interest in music such as Blues, gospel, Jazz etc. Music that reflected the sorrows and poverty of being slaves and bad treatment from white bosses. From early rhythm/blues and gospel, a new kind of music was formed, music that was unfamilier yet revolutionary in America at that time; Soul music. Stax records founded in Memphis, Tennessee 1959, saw the rise of a number of talented African American soul singers, to name a few: Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Booker T & the MG's etc. Soul music remains an American success today and Stax records, once a record shop in an old movie theatre, grew to become a major recording studio and figurehead of American music.
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