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Item Details
Title:
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SCREENING THE BLUES
ASPECTS OF THE BLUES TRADITION |
By: |
Paul Oliver |
Format: |
Paperback |

List price:
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£15.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0306803445 |
ISBN 13: |
9780306803444 |
Publisher: |
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
Pub. date: |
1 March, 1989 |
Pages: |
302 |
Description: |
The noted blues scholar Paul Oliver here examines the many different skeins of the blues form, relating them to other black traditions - musical and religious - and tracing the origin of the blues through the dense, many-coloured warp and weft of influences and inspiration. He describes "the dozens," Christmas rituals, and the coded (as well as blatant) sexual imagery that has always been a vital element of every popular song tradition. With extensive source notes, photographs, a discography, and two indexes of song titles and singers, this book serves as a sound, serious, and entertaining guide to the blues heritage that has vitalized so much of the world's musical culture. |
Synopsis: |
The noted blues scholar Paul Oliver here examines the many different skeins of the blues form, relating them to other black traditions - musical and religious - and tracing the origin of the blues through the dense, many-coloured warp and weft of influences and inspiration. He describes "the dozens," Christmas rituals, and the coded (as well as blatant) sexual imagery that has always been a vital element of every popular song tradition. With extensive source notes, photographs, a discography, and two indexes of song titles and singers, this book serves as a sound, serious, and entertaining guide to the blues heritage that has vitalized so much of the world's musical culture. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Da Capo Press Inc |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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