The bluesmen : the story and the music of the men who made the blues / by Samuel Charters.

Author/creator Charters, Samuel
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Oak Publications, ©1967-77.
Description2 volumes : illustrations, music, portraits ; 27 cm
Subjects

Contents v. 1. Introduction -- A note on the musical examples -- The African background -- Mississippi. Mississippi ; Charley Patton ; Son House ; Skip James ; Robert Johnson ; Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White ; Mississippi: the country singers ; Central Mississippi and Jackson into the 'thirties -- Alabama. Alabama ; Alabama into the 'thirties -- Texas. Texas ; Blind Lemon Jefferson ; Henry Thomas, "Ragtime Texas" ; "Texas" Alexander ; Some other Texas singers.
Contents v. 2. Sweet as the showers of rain.
Local noteLittle-v.1--60708--3051300489943
Local noteJoyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THIS SERIES SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER ML3561.B63 C5.
LCCN 67024017

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