Blues
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Blues

A Regional Experience

  1. 628 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Blues

A Regional Experience

About this book

Examining the blues genre by region, and describing the differences unique to each, make this a must-have for music scholars and lay readers alike. A melding of many types of music such as ragtime, spiritual, jug band, and other influences came together in what we now call the blues. Blues: A Regional Experience is the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference book of blues performers yet published, correcting many errors in the existing literature. Arranged mainly by ecoregions of the United States, this volume traces the history of blues from one region to another, identifying the unique sounds and performers of that area. Each section begins with a brief introduction, including a discussion of the region's culture and its influence on blues music. Chapters take an in-depth look at blues styles from the following regions: Virginia and the tidewater area, Carolinas and the Piedmont area, the Appalachians and Alabama, the Mississippi Delta, Greater Texas, the Lower Midwest, the Midwest, the Northeast, and California and the West. Biographical sketches of musicians such as B.B. King and T-Bone Walker include parental data and up-to-date biographical information, including full names, pseudonyms, and burial place, when available. The work includes a chapter devoted to the Vaudeville era, presenting much information never before published. A chronology, selected artists' CD discography, and bibliography round out this title for students and music fans.

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Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780313344237
eBook ISBN
9780313344244
Edition
1
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Chronology
  8. 1. The Blues as Culture
  9. 2. King Cotton
  10. 3. On Her Daddy’s Sugar Farm
  11. 4. State of Origin
  12. 5. Fleeing the Fields
  13. 6. Ecoregions
  14. 7. Arranging the Ecoregions
  15. 8. Artists by Ecoregion of Birth
  16. 9. Vaudeville Era by Birth State
  17. 10. State Only Known
  18. Selected Artists’ CD Discography
  19. Selected Bibliography
  20. Index