This book analyzes the process of composition, learning and
performance of the Southern folk blues of black America. Never
before has this musical form been examined so scrupulously. Evans
traces the impact of commercialism, especially the phonograph
record, on blues history, as well as the various local traditions
that produce a given blues tune and text. The author has done
extensive field work in Mississippi and provides here a structure
for understanding not only the blues but almost any other oral
literature from other cultures. This book won the University of
Chicago Folklore Prize. All of the greatest blues singers - Robert
Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Muddy Waters, Blink Willie McTell, Blind
Lemon Jefferson - are discussed in relation to their predecessors
and followers.
General
| Imprint: |
Da Capo Press Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 1987 |
| First published: |
April 1988 |
| Authors: |
David Evans
|
| Dimensions: |
227 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
396 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-306-80300-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
Folk music
Books >
Music >
Folk music
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-306-80300-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780306803000 |
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