Southern exposure : the story of Southern music in pictures and words / Richard Carlin, Bob Carlin ; with a foreword by John Hartford.
| Author/creator | Carlin, Richard, 1956- |
| Other author | Carlin, Bob. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Billboard Books, 2000. |
| Description | 160 pages : chiefly illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Little old log cabin in the lane: music making at home -- Roll on, buddy: folk instruments and their players -- Heaveny light shine on me: music as part of worship and ceremony -- Dance all night, dance a little longer: music for dancing and recreation -- I ain't got no home: street musicians and semiprofessionals -- Don't get weary, children: ragtag child bands -- Turn your radio on: small-town and big-city performers. |
| Abstract | This book documents the wide variety of musical styles of the American South, including church music, country music, dance music, traditional blues, electric blues, work songs, western swing, bluegrass, ballads, and story songs. These black-and-white photographs - which cover a one-hundred-year span from the 1850s to the 1950s--were selected from a range of photo archives, including the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as prominent private collections. The wide selection includes images from such well-known Farm Security Administration photographers as Russell Lee and Ben Shahn. Each of the seventy-five photographs is accompanied by an extensive caption that relays a relevant (and often amusing) anecdote, or otherwise gives historical context to the photo. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 00021668 |
| ISBN | 0823084264 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3557 .C37 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |