Barrelhouse Words : A Blues Dialect Dictionary /

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This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calt, Stephen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Blues.
Blues
Lied
English language > Dialects
Blues (Music)
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Soul & R 'n B.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Blues.
Blues (Music) > History and criticism.
Blues (Music) > Texts > Dictionaries.
Dictionaries
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic resource.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This fascinating compendium explains the most unusual, obscure, and curious words and expressions from vintage blues music. Utilizing both documentary evidence and invaluable interviews with a number of now-deceased musicians from the 1920s and '30s, blues scholar Stephen Calt unravels the nuances of more than twelve hundred idioms and proper or place names found on oft-overlooked "race records" recorded between 1923 and 1949. From "aggravatin' papa" to "yas-yas-yas" and everything in between, this truly unique, racy, and compelling resource decodes a neglected speech for general readers and researchers alike, offering invaluable information about black language and American slang.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9780252090714

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