Blind Joe Death's America : John Fahey, the blues, and writing White discontent /

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"For over sixty years, American guitarist John Fahey (1939-2001) has been a storied figure, first within the folk and blues revival of the long 1960s, later for fans of alternative music. Mythologizing himself as Blind Joe Death, Fahey crudely parodied white middle-class fascination with Africa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Henderson, George L., 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Fahey, John, > 1939-2001 > Criticism and interpretation.
Fahey, John, > 1939-2001
Guitarists > United States.
Musicologists > United States.
Music > Social aspects > United States.
Music > Political aspects > United States.
Guitaristes > États-Unis.
Musicologues > États-Unis.
Musique > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Musique > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
Guitarists
Music > Political aspects
Music > Social aspects
Musicologists
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Music criticism and reviews
Music criticism and reviews.
Comptes rendus de musique.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: New possibilities
  • Where did you go, John Fahey? Manufacturing discontent ; The suburbs, or communism
  • Delta haze. The politics of the songster ; The great liner note breakdown
  • Festivals of democracy (variations). Performance as war ; Some music : some dancing : some unusual intermingling
  • Coda: The unintended story.

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