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Singing was just one element of blues performance in the early twentieth century. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and other classic blues singers also tapped, joked, and flaunted extravagant costumes on tent show and black vaudeville stages. Even though folklorists, record producers, and festival promoters...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGinley, Paige A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Blues (Music) > History and criticism.
Performance practice (Music) > Southern States > History > 20th century.
Pratique de l'exécution (Musique) > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Blues.
Blues (Music)
Performance practice (Music)
Southern States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Singing was just one element of blues performance in the early twentieth century. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and other classic blues singers also tapped, joked, and flaunted extravagant costumes on tent show and black vaudeville stages. Even though folklorists, record producers, and festival promoters downplayed the theatricality of early blues in favor of notions of authenticity, virtuoso blues artists used dance, comedy, costume, and other theatrical conventions to great effect throughout the twentieth century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 286 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822376316
0822376318

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