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Barrelhouse Words - A Blues Dialect Dictionary (Paperback)
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Barrelhouse Words - A Blues Dialect Dictionary (Paperback)
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This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and
curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing
both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number
of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar
Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred
idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race
records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to
"yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy,
and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general
readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information
about black language and American slang.
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