In the late 1970s and early 1980s, British blues fan Alan Harper
became a transatlantic pilgrim to Chicago. "I've come here to
listen to the blues," he told an American customs agent at the
airport, and listen he did, to the music in its many styles, and to
the men and women who lived it in the city's changing blues scene.
Harper's eloquent memoir conjures the smoky redoubts of men like
harmonica virtuoso Big Walter Horton and pianist Sunnyland Slim.
Venturing from stageside to kitchen tables to the shotgun seat of a
1973 Eldorado, Harper listens to performers and others recollect
memories of triumphs earned and chances forever lost, of deep wells
of pain and soaring flights of inspiration. Harper also chronicles
a time of change, as an up-tempo, whites-friendly blues eclipsed
what had come before, and old Southern-born black players held
court one last time before an all-conquering generation of young
guitar aces took center stage.
General
Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Music in American Life |
Release date: |
February 2016 |
First published: |
2016 |
Authors: |
Alan Harper
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
232 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-252-04008-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
General
Books >
Music >
General
|
LSN: |
0-252-04008-2 |
Barcode: |
9780252040085 |
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