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245 14 a| The history of the blues /c| by Francis Davis.;

250 a| First edition.;

300 a| viii, 309 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 27 cm;

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500 a| This is the companion volume to a three-part PBS series of the same name.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-279), discography (pages 259-273), and index.;

505 0 a| Coon shouters and titular blues -- Blues vaudevillians, jug bands, and medicine show songsters -- Delta transcendentalists, Texas troubadours, and East Coast fingerpickers -- Robert Johnson's satanic verses -- The thirties and forties: rural, urban, and midway between -- Leadbelly's black body -- Home truths: Muddy, B.B., and the last race labels -- Chuck and Elvis, hands-on preservationists, and soul in the biblical sense -- Blues connotation/from songsters to soulsters.;

520 a| This is a groundbreaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mississippi Delta to its amplification in Chicago right after World War II, the author argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and rock 'n' roll. The lives of major figures such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and Leadbelly, in addition to contemporary artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray, are examined and skillfully woven into a riveting, provocative narrative.;

650 0 a| Blues (Music)x| History and criticism.=| ^A24598;

730 0 a| History of the blues (Television program)=| ^A846228;

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The history of the blues / by Francis Davis.

Author/creator	Davis, Francis
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Hyperion, ©1995.
Description	viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Subjects	Blues (Music)--History and criticism.

Contents	Coon shouters and titular blues -- Blues vaudevillians, jug bands, and medicine show songsters -- Delta transcendentalists, Texas troubadours, and East Coast fingerpickers -- Robert Johnson's satanic verses -- The thirties and forties: rural, urban, and midway between -- Leadbelly's black body -- Home truths: Muddy, B.B., and the last race labels -- Chuck and Elvis, hands-on preservationists, and soul in the biblical sense -- Blues connotation/from songsters to soulsters.
Abstract	This is a groundbreaking rethinking of the blues that fearlessly examines how race relations have altered perceptions of the music. Tracing its origins from the Mississippi Delta to its amplification in Chicago right after World War II, the author argues for an examination of the blues in its own right, not just as a precursor to jazz and rock 'n' roll. The lives of major figures such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, and Leadbelly, in addition to contemporary artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Robert Cray, are examined and skillfully woven into a riveting, provocative narrative.
General note	This is the companion volume to a three-part PBS series of the same name.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-279), discography (pages 259-273), and index.
Other title	History of the blues (Television program)
LCCN	94023370
ISBN	0786860529

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