I wonder as I wander : the life of John Jacob Niles /
Louisville native John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) is considered to be one of our nation's most influential musicians. As a composer and balladeer, Niles drew inspiration from the deep well of traditional Appalachian and African American folk songs. At the age of sixteen Niles wrote one of his most...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Louisville native John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) is considered to be one of our nation's most influential musicians. As a composer and balladeer, Niles drew inspiration from the deep well of traditional Appalachian and African American folk songs. At the age of sixteen Niles wrote one of his most enduring tunes, "Go 'Way from My Window," basing it on a song fragment from a black farm worker. This iconic song has been performed by folk artists ever since and may even have inspired the opening line of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe."In I Wonder as I Wander: The Life of John Jacob Niles, the first f |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 371 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map, music, portraits |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-339) and index. "Sound recordings of John Jacob Niles's music": pages 341-353 |
ISBN: | 9780813125985 0813125987 0813135567 9780813135564 1282937154 9781282937154 9786612937156 6612937157 0813139813 9780813139814 |