Preachin' the blues : the life and times of Son House /

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In June of 1964, three young, white blues fans set out from New York City in a Volkswagen, heading for the Mississippi Delta in search of a musical legend. So begins Preachin' the Blues, the biography of American blues signer and guitarist Eddie James "Son" House, Jr. (1902 - 1988). H...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Beaumont, Daniel E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
House, Son.
House, Son
Blues musicians > United States > Biography.
MUSIC > Printed Music > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
Blues musicians
United States
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. The Second Coming of the Son; CHAPTER 2. Ramblified; CHAPTER 3. The Blues Blowed My Spirit Away; CHAPTER 4. My Black Mama; CHAPTER 5. Dry Spell Blues; CHAPTER 6. Jinx Blues; CHAPTER 7. Eclipse; CHAPTER 8. Father of the Folk Blues; CHAPTER 9. He Was Who He Was; APPENDIX 1. Lyrics to Selected Songs; APPENDIX 2. Southold, NY, Police Report; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index

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