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Blues (American Popular Music)
Dick Weissman
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Description for Blues (American Popular Music)
Paperback. A comprehensive A-to-Z guide to the blues. In more than 450 entries, it brings together various aspects of the musical genre, serving as a useful resource for music lovers everywhere, as well as those interested in the historical roots of an American legacy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 42 b&w photographs, index, bibliography, glossary, cross-references, chronology, discogra. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 187 x 22. Weight in Grams: 712.
This is a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to the blues - from its roots to the present. Born out of the field hollers, work songs, and spirituals sung by African-American slaves and tenant farmers as they were forced to work in the fields of the South, blues music often speaks of oppression, sadness, and love - topics that transcend racial and ethnic boundaries. Early musicians such as Blind Lemon Jefferson and W.C. Handy established the standards of the genre, with the hit songs ""See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"" and ""Memphis Blues,"" respectively. Their affecting lyrics later served as inspiration ... Read more
This is a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to the blues - from its roots to the present. Born out of the field hollers, work songs, and spirituals sung by African-American slaves and tenant farmers as they were forced to work in the fields of the South, blues music often speaks of oppression, sadness, and love - topics that transcend racial and ethnic boundaries. Early musicians such as Blind Lemon Jefferson and W.C. Handy established the standards of the genre, with the hit songs ""See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"" and ""Memphis Blues,"" respectively. Their affecting lyrics later served as inspiration ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Checkmark Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780816069262
SKU
V9780816069262
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