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I'm feeling the blues right now : blues tourism and the Mississippi Delta /
In I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta, Stephen A. King reveals the strategies used by blues promoters and organizers in Mississippi, both African American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of tourists. In the process, he reveals how promo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2011.
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| Colección: | American made music series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In I'm Feeling the Blues Right Now: Blues Tourism and the Mississippi Delta, Stephen A. King reveals the strategies used by blues promoters and organizers in Mississippi, both African American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of tourists. In the process, he reveals how promotional materials portray the Delta's blues culture and its musicians. Those involved in selling the blues in Mississippi work to promote the music while often conveniently forgetting the state's historical record of racial and economic injustice. King's research includes numerous interviews with blues mu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 277 p., [20] p. of plates ). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliography (p. 239-267), discography (p. 268-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781628469141 9781617030109 1617030104 1628469145 1283434768 9781283434768 9786613434760 6613434760 |