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The History Of The Blues: The Roots, The Music, The People
Francis Davis
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Description for The History Of The Blues: The Roots, The Music, The People
Paperback. In honor of the Year of the Blues, the long-awaited reissue of a myth-shattering examination of a most enduring form of American music Num Pages: 320 pages, 88ill. BIC Classification: AVGK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596. The Roots, the Music, the People. 320 pages, 88ill. This text is a rethinking of the blues which examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Davis argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and rock 'n' roll. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGK. Dimension: 252 x 181 x 22. Weight: 512.
Francis Davis's The History of the Blues is a ground-breaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mississippi Delta to its amplification in Chicago right after World War II, Davis argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and rock'n' roll. The lives of major figures such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and Leadbelly, in addition to contemporary artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray, are examined and skillfully woven into a ... Read more
Francis Davis's The History of the Blues is a ground-breaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mississippi Delta to its amplification in Chicago right after World War II, Davis argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and rock'n' roll. The lives of major figures such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and Leadbelly, in addition to contemporary artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray, are examined and skillfully woven into a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hachette Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
582g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306812965
SKU
V9780306812965
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About Francis Davis
Francis Davis is a contributing editor of the Atlantic Monthly and writes regularly for the New York Times and the New Yorker. He is the author of the acclaimed books Outcats and History of the Blues and a biography of John Coltrane (Knopf). He lives in Philadelphia.
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