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Nobody Knows Where the Blues Come From - Lyrics and History

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Informationen zum Autor Robert Springer is professor of English at the University of Metz in Longeville les Metz, France. Among other works, he is author of Authentic Blues: Its History and Its Themes and editor of The Lyrics in African American Popular Music . Klappentext A vibrant and varied look at African American songs and the history behind the lyricsMusicians and music scholars rightly focus on the sounds of the blues and the colorful life stories of blues performers. Equally important and, until now, inadequately studied are the lyrics. The international contributors to Nobody Knows Where the Blues Come From explore this aspect of the blues and establish the significance of African American popular song as a neglected form of oral history. "High Water Everywhere: Blues and Gospel Commentary on the 1927 Mississippi River Flood," by David Evans, is the definitive study of songs about one of the greatest natural disasters in the history of the United States. In "Death by Fire: African American Popular Music on the Natchez Rhythm Club Fire," Luigi Monge analyzes a continuum of songs about exclusively African American tragedy. "Lookin' for the Bully: An Enquiry into a Song and Its Story," by Paul Oliver traces the origins and the many ava

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Auteurs Robert Springer
Collaboration Robert Springer (Editeur)
Edition University of mississippi pres
 
Langues Anglais
Format d'édition Livre de poche
Sortie 30.06.2007
 
EAN 9781934110294
ISBN 978-1-934110-29-4
Pages 277
Thèmes American Made Music (Paperback
American Made Music (Paperback
Catégories Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes
Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Monographies

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