The blues : a very short introduction
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2010].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780195398939 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0195398939 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2010].
Language
English
ISBN
9780195398939 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0195398939 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-130) and index.
Description
"In The Blues, Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture. Wald sees blues less as a style than as a broad musical tradition within a constantly evolving pop culture. He traces its roots in work and praisse songs and shows how it was transformed by such professional performers as W.C. Hardy, who first popularized the blues a century ago. He follows its evolution from Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith through Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix; identifies the impace of rural field recordings of Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, and others; explores the role of blues in the development of both country music and jazz; and looks at the popular rhythm and blues trends of the 1940s and 1950s, from the uptown West Coast style of T-Bone Walker to the "down home" Chicago sound of Muddy Waters. Wald brings the story up to the present, touching on the effects of blues on American poetry and its connection to modern styles such as rap."--Front flap.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Display | OXFORD VSI BLU | Available |
Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction | SHORT INTRO 781.643 WALD | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wald, E. (2010). The blues: a very short introduction . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wald, Elijah. 2010. The Blues: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wald, Elijah. The Blues: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wald, Elijah. The Blues: A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press, 2010.
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