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Zusatztext Superbly researched Informationen zum Autor Daniel Beaumont teaches courses on Arabic language and literature and the blues at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Slave of Desire: Sex, Love and Death in The 1001 Nights (Associated University Presses 2002). He produced and directed "So Much Truth" a documentary about bluesman Joe Beard. He also worked as chief observer on a rain making project in Libya and he has been on the historic "King Biscuit Time" blues radio show. Klappentext Preachin' the Blues is the story of Eddie James "Son" House Jr., preacher, sharecropper, convicted killer and blues great. Tracing Son's life from his youth in the Mississippi Delta, to his preaching career, and on to his sudden transformation into a bluesman, Beaumont sheds new light on his years of obscurity and his surprising comeback in the 1960s. Zusammenfassung Preachin' the Blues is the story of Eddie James "Son" House Jr., preacher, sharecropper, convicted killer and blues great. Tracing Son's life from his youth in the Mississippi Delta, to his preaching career, and on to his sudden transformation into a bluesman, Beaumont sheds new light on his years of obscurity and his surprising comeback in the 1960s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: The Second Coming of the Son Chapter 2: "Ramblified" Chapter 3: "The Blues Blowed My Spirit Away" Chapter 4: My Black Mama Chapter 5: Dry Spell Blues Chapter 6: Jinx Blues Chapter 7: Eclipse Chapter 8: "Father of the Folk Blues" Chapter 9: "He Was Who He Was" Chapter 10: The Legacy of Son House Appendix 1: Song Lyrics Appendix 2: Southold, NY, Police Report Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
