Texas blues : the rise of a contemporary sound /

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"Beginning in East Texas and journeying to the hot, dusty streets of Dakar, Senegal, Govenar traces the earliest roots of the music that became known as blues in the 1890s. Through a critical examination of the work of 19th and 20th century folklorists, historians, and popular writers, Govenar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Govenar, Alan B., 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2008.
Series:John and Robin Dickson series in Texas music.
Subjects:
Blues (Music) > Texas > History and criticism.
Blues musicians > Texas > Interviews.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Blues.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Soul & R 'n B.
Blues (Music)
Blues musicians
Texas
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • East Texas
  • Electrifying the blues
  • Dallas
  • Fort Worth
  • The saxophone in Texas blues
  • Houston
  • Zydeco
  • Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange
  • The move to California
  • San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and the Rio Grande Valley
  • Austin.

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