Experiencing Bessie Smith - A Listener''s Companion

Informationen zum Autor John Michael Clark is a mathematics PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his BSc in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology in 2016 and later his MSc from Oklahoma State University in 2020. Klappentext An icon of musical talent and independence, Bessie Smith's contributions to the blues and the music industry earned her the title of "Empress of the Blues." Learning how to listen to Smith's work in turn develops a greater understanding of how her successors extended and reinterpreted her music to honor her enduring legacy. Zusammenfassung An icon of musical talent and independence, Bessie Smith’s contributions to the blues and the music industry earned her the title of “Empress of the Blues.” Learning how to listen to Smith's work in turn develops a greater understanding of how her successors extended and reinterpreted her music to honor her enduring legacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForwardAcknowledgmentsTimelineIntroductionChapter 1: Crazy BluesChapter 2: Any Woman's BluesChapter 3: 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I DoChapter 4: Reckless BluesChapter 5: Money BluesChapter 6: Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of BeerChapter 7: Bessie Only Pays For ItChapter 8Selected ListeningCited WorksBibliographyIndexAbout The Author

Product details

• Authors: John Clark
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.10.2017
• EAN: 9781442243408
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4340-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Listener's Companion; Listener's Companion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Music reviews & criticism, Popular Music, Composers & songwriters