| Uniform title | Blues authentique. English |
| Series |
Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 47
Studies in the history and interpretation of music ; v. 47. ^A231525
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| Contents |
Introduction. Afro-American music ; The blues -- The precursors. The minstrel shows ; The medicine shows ; The songsters ; Selected songs -- Rural blues. Mississippi and Arkansas ; The Delta ; Other blues locales ; Selected songs ; Texas and Louisiana ; The East Coast ; Selected songs ; Memphis ; Selected songs ; Saint Louis ; Selected songs -- The classic blues. The commercialization of the blues ; Selected songs -- Modern blues. City blues (1928-1945) ; Kansas City blues (1935-1945) ; Urban blues (1945-1960) ; Contemporary blues (1960-the present). |
| Abstract |
This translation of Robert Springer's Le blues authentique (1985, Editions Filipacchi) surveys the history and development of the blues in the United States. It analyzes its evolution in relation to the history of African Americans in the South during the post-slavery period and during their successive migrations to urban centers like Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco. It tackles the problem of stylistic characteristics and social aspects of the blues by analyzing the lyrics of hundreds of blues songs recorded between the 1920s and 1950s and underlining the various changes in themes. This in-depth study documents the history of the blues and also focuses on its social aspects and on the authenticity of its impact on both black and white segments of American society and popular culture from the 1920s to the present. |
| General note | Translation of: Le blues authentique. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199). |
| LCCN | 95018172 |
| ISBN | 0773489207 |
