Screening The Blues - Aspects Of The Blues Tradition (Paperback, Revised)

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-coloured 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.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1989
First published:	March 1989
Authors:	Paul Oliver
Dimensions:	126 x 202 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	302
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-80344-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Blues Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Jazz
LSN:	0-306-80344-5
Barcode:	9780306803444

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