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Broadcasting the Blues - Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Paperback, New edition)
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Broadcasting the Blues - Black Blues in the Segregation Era (Paperback, New edition)
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"Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues in the Segregation Era "is
based on Paul Oliver's award-winning radio broadcasts from the BBC
that were created over several decades. It traces the social
history of the blues in America, from its birth in the rural South
through the heyday of sound recordings. Noted blues scholar Paul
Oliver draws on decades of research and personal interviews with
performers -- some of whom he "discovered" and recorded for the
first time -- to draw a picture of how the blues aesthetic
developed, giving new insights into the role blues played in
American society before racial integration.
The book begins by outlining the history of the blues from African
music through country stomps, ragtime songs, and field hollers.
From the heroic figures of black folksong -- including the
steel-driving railroad worker John Henry and the destructive Boll
Weevil -- to the content of the emerging blues, the author
discusses the "meaning" behind the often coded words of the blues,
evoking topics such as playful sexuality, magic and medicine, the
stresses of segregation, and commentary on national events.
Finally, the author traces the history of blues documentation,
showing how our views of the early blues have been shaped through a
complex interplay of social forces, and indicating possible lines
for future research.
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