Rooseveltas Blues - African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on FDR

Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence
Recorded Gospel Music (1998) In Roosevelt's Blues, Guido van Rijn documents more than a hundred blues and gospel lyrics that contain direct political comment about FDR. Altogether, they convey the thought, spirit, and history of the African-American population during the Roosevelt era. Included in the book are recorded sermons by Rev. J. M. Gates and lyrics to songs recorded by such notable musicians as Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, Big Bill Broonzy, "Champion" Jack Dupree, Sonny Boy Williamson, Josh White, the Mississippi Sheiks, and many others. Using these sources, which have been neglected by historians, van Rijn documents Roosevelt's vast popularity among Black people.

Info autore

Guido van Rijn is teacher of English at Kennemer Lyceum in Overveen, the Netherlands. His books include The Truman and Eisenhower Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs, 1945-1960 and Kennedy's Blues: African-American Blues and Gospel Songs on JFK, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi.

Riassunto

In blues lyrics of the thirties and forties, a reflection of FDR's influence on black America

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Guido Van Rijn, Guido van Rijn
• Editore: University Press Of Mississippi
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.1997
• EAN: 9780878059386
• ISBN: 978-0-87805-938-6
• Pagine: 314
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Peso: 537 g
• Serie: American Made Music (Paperback; American Made Music (Paperback
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica