Devil''s Music - A History of the Blues

"Superbly researched and vividly written, The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of"

List of contents

Part One * Slavery * Nigger Minstrels and Coon Songs * From Emancipation to Segregation * From Minstrels to Ragtime * Early New Orleans Jazz and Blues * Work and Song * W.C. Handy Part Two * Charley Patton * Henry Thomas Ragtime Texas * Lead Belly * The Barrelhouse Circuit and the Piney Woods * Migration Part Three * Crazy Blues * Showbiz Blues I: The Tent Shows * Ma Rainey * Showbiz Blues II: The Theatres * Bessie Smith * Womens Blues Part Four * The Men Start Recording * Field Recordings * Atlanta * Memphis Part Five * The Depression * City Blues * Blues in St. Louis * Blues in Chicago * The Rural South * Blues in the South Part Six * Post-war Blues * The End of an Era * Say it Loud Part Seven * Dealing with the DevilInto the Nineties * Blues as Heritage * Blues Down HomeThe New South * The Malaco Story * New SouthNew Blues * Gonna Be Some Changes Made * Chicago Blues Today * The Strong Persuaders

About the author

In 1976, Giles Oakley helped produce the acclaimed five-part BBC documentary The Devil's Music, which resulted in this book. He has since coproduced numerous prime-time programs and series for BBC-TV and has contributed to many books and journals.

Summary

"Superbly researched and vividly written, The Devil's Music is one of the only books to trace the rise and development of the blues both in relation to other forms of black music and in the context of"

Product details

• Authors: Giles Oakley, Oakley Giles
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1997
• EAN: 9780306807435
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80743-5
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Blues, Ethnic Studies, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / History & Criticism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Popular Music, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General