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Screening The Blues Aspects Of The Blues Tradition

by [Oliver, Paul]

$29.95

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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-colored 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.

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  • Da Capo Brand
  • Mar 22, 1989 Pub Date:
  • 9780306803444 ISBN-13:
  • 0306803445 ISBN-10:
  • 302.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 0.71 in * 5.43 in * 8.29 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: