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Broadcasting the Blues
- Black Blues in the Segregation Era
Engelsk
Bogcover for Broadcasting the Blues af Paul Oliver, 9780415971775
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
210
ISBN-13:
9780415971775
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0415971772
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
12 okt 2005
Størrelse i cm:
24,5 x 16,7 x 1,7
Oplagsdato:
12 okt 2005
Forfatter(e):

Broadcasting the Blues

- Black Blues in the Segregation Era
Engelsk
Paperback 2005
Format:

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Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era is based on Paul Oliver''s award-winning radio broadcasts from the BBC that were created over several decades. It traces the social history of the blues in America, from its birth in the rural South through the heyday of sound recordings. Noted blues scholar Paul Oliver draws on decades of research and personal interviews with performers--some of whom he "discovered" and recorded for the first time--to draw a picture of how the blues aesthetic developed, giving new insights into the role blues played in American society before racial integration.

The book begins by outlining the history of the blues from African music through country stomps, ragtime songs, and field hollers. From the heroic figures of black folksong--including the steel-driving railroad worker John Henry and the destructive Boll Weevil--to the content of the emerging blues, the author discusses the "meaning" behind the often coded words of the blues, evoking topics such as playful sexuality, magic and medicine, the stresses of segregation, and commentary on national events. Finally, the author traces the history of blues documentation, showing how our views of the early blues have been shaped through a complex interplay of social forces, and indicating possible lines for future research.


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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
210
ISBN-13:
9780415971775
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
0415971772
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
12 okt 2005
Størrelse i cm:
24,5 x 16,7 x 1,7
Oplagsdato:
12 okt 2005
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